CVE-2026-111219

Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 Command Injection via PPPoE Server Username

Published Oct 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a newline injection vulnerability in services_pppoe_edit.php that allows privileged users to inject mpd.secret entries via unvalidated username POST fields. Attackers with the PPPoE Server Edit privilege can add a line whose secret begins with '!', making mpd5 run commands as root when a PPPoE client authenticates.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pfsense
Pfsense pfsense
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pfsense
Pfsense pfsense
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a newline injection vulnerability in services_pppoe_edit.php that allows privileged users to inject mpd.secret entries via unvalidated username POST fields. Attackers with the PPPoE Server Edit privilege can add a line whose secret begins with '!', making mpd5 run commands as root when a PPPoE client authenticates.
Title Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 Command Injection via PPPoE Server Username
First Time appeared Netgate
Netgate pfsense
Weaknesses CWE-93
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netgate
Netgate pfsense
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 16, 2026, 5:11 PM
Reserved
Oct 15, 2026, 6:21 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 15, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Oct 20, 2026, 3:37 PM