pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a crontab injection vulnerability in interfaces_ppps_edit.php that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by injecting newlines into the ptpid or reset hour/minute fields. Attackers holding the 'WebCfg - Interfaces: PPPs: Edit' privilege can submit crafted POST values that configure_cron() writes unescaped into /etc/crontab, running arbitrary root commands on schedule.
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Description | pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a crontab injection vulnerability in interfaces_ppps_edit.php that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by injecting newlines into the ptpid or reset hour/minute fields. Attackers holding the 'WebCfg - Interfaces: PPPs: Edit' privilege can submit crafted POST values that configure_cron() writes unescaped into /etc/crontab, running arbitrary root commands on schedule. | |
| Title | Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 Crontab Injection via PPP Periodic Reset ptpid | |
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Netgate
Netgate pfsense |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-93 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Netgate
Netgate pfsense |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-10-15T19:49:22.923Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T18:21:20.012Z
Link: CVE-2026-111220
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:34.500
Modified: 2026-10-15T19:17:34.500
Link: CVE-2026-111220
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