Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.0 through 2.9.0 contains a configuration injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with IPsec Mobile privileges to execute commands as root via the login_banner field. Attackers can submit a single-line banner containing '}' to escape the unquoted strongswan.conf attr value and define charon.start-scripts entries that charon executes as root on restart.
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.0 through 2.9.0 contains a configuration injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with IPsec Mobile privileges to execute commands as root via the login_banner field. Attackers can submit a single-line banner containing '}' to escape the unquoted strongswan.conf attr value and define charon.start-scripts entries that charon executes as root on restart. | |
| Title | Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.0 through 2.9.0 Command Injection via IPsec Mobile Login Banner | |
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Netgate
Netgate pfsense |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-74 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Netgate
Netgate pfsense |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-15T18:46:23.730Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T18:21:21.197Z
Link: CVE-2026-111223
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:34.943
Modified: 2026-10-15T19:17:34.943
Link: CVE-2026-111223
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