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.
References6
- abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers
- github.com/abraxas/pfsense-pppoe-cron
- github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce771…
- github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce771…
- github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce771…
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-c…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.2
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
8.6
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 54 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-93
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