CVE-2026-111222
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-21
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a php.ini injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with General Setup privileges to inject directives by submitting an unvalidated timezone value. Attackers can embed a quote and newline to add auto_prepend_file pointing at /var/db/zoneinfo, executing PHP as root after php.ini is regenerated at boot or php-fpm restart.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.8–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3983Netgate pfSense: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-10-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Netgate pfSense ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen und um auf Dateien zuzugreifen.
sources
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references (7) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftoversIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-timezone-phpiniThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/system.inc#L2377-L2380Product
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L163-L166Product
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L220Product
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/system.php#L288Product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-php-ini-injection-via-timezone-settingThird Party Advisory
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