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Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 OS Command Injection via Wireless Parent Interface

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by supplying a crafted wireless parent interface name. Attackers with limited Wireless Edit or Interface Assignments privileges can submit values like ath0; via interfaces_wireless_edit.php or interfaces_assign.php, which interface_wireless_clone() interpolates unescaped into an ifconfig shell command.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-111215

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-111215

pfSense CE

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense",
    "vendor": "Netgate",
    "product": "pfSense CE",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "2.9.0"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/pfsense/pfsense",
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-111215

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#30139 · Revision 1
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