High
Security advisory
pfSense before 2.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via a '|' character in the status_rrd_graph_img.php graph parameter, related to _rrd_graph_img.php.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-10709
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
pfSense before 2.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via a '|' character in the status_rrd_graph_img.php graph parameter, related to _rrd_graph_img.php.
osv:CVE-2016-10709
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10709",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "CVE-2016-10709",
"summary": "pfSense before 2.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via a '|' character in the status_rrd_graph_img.php graph parameter, related to _rrd_graph_img.php.",
"evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10709",
"products": [],
"severity": "high",
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"aliases": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
}
],
"affected": [
{
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"repo": "https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense",
"type": "GIT",
"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
{
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{
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
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},
{
"last_affected": "2.2.6"
}
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"source": "CPE_RANGE"
}
]
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}
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"versions": [
"RELENG_2_2_6",
"RELENG_2_2_5",
"RELENG_2_2_4",
"RELENG_2_2_2",
"RELENG_2_2_1",
"RELENG_2_2_0",
"RELENG_2_2_BETA",
"Root_RELENG_1_2"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-10709.json"
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:01.610903094Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
"https://www.pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-16_01.webgui.asc",
"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39709/",
"https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/http/pfsense_graph_injection_exec",
"https://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/pfsenseAdvisory.pdf"
],
"provider_metadata": {}
},
"related_cves": [
{
"value": "CVE-2016-10709",
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}
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"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 439834,
"published_at": "2018-01-22T04:29:00.203+00:00"
}