CVE-2026-111227
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in services_unbound_acls.php that allows authenticated users with the DNS Resolver: Access Lists privilege to inject Unbound configuration directives. Attackers can embed CR/LF characters in the aclname or aclaction fields written to access_lists.conf to add local-data, local-zone, or forward-zone directives and control DNS answers served to LAN clients.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.2–5.5
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- 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 (5) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftoversIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-unbound-acl-crlfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/unbound.inc#L1094-L1112Product
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/services_unbound_acls.php#L121-L142Product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-crlf-injection-via-services-unbound-acls-phpThird Party Advisory
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