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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-10709

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.

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1 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-10709

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Jan 2018, 04:29 UTC

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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  "id": "2e4f6accfe690d33074d9bcec4c93b857e1400f6d91ab314c97be84682f37206",
  "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",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2016-10709",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2016-10709"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "392796a4610568932ab051b9e33bcd25716d80dc"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.2.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "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",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "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"
}