CVE-2026-97730

Published Sep 25, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.5 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Netgate pfSense Plus before 26.07 and pfSense CE before 2.9.0, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Dashboard (index.php) widget sequence data handling allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. To exploit this, an attacker with privileges to modify Dashboard settings and write arbitrary files to the pfSense firewall system (e.g., /tmp/test.widget.php) can submit a crafted widget sequence value containing a path traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../../../../../../../../tmp/test). The Dashboard will subsequently read and execute the arbitrary PHP file as if it were a standard widget.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Local File Inclusion in pfSense Dashboard Allows Arbitrary PHP Execution
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Title Local File Inclusion in pfSense Dashboard Allows Arbitrary PHP Execution
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First Time appeared Netgate
Netgate pfsense Ce
Netgate pfsense Plus
Vendors & Products Netgate
Netgate pfsense Ce
Netgate pfsense Plus
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Description In Netgate pfSense Plus before 26.07 and pfSense CE before 2.9.0, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Dashboard (index.php) widget sequence data handling allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. To exploit this, an attacker with privileges to modify Dashboard settings and write arbitrary files to the pfSense firewall system (e.g., /tmp/test.widget.php) can submit a crafted widget sequence value containing a path traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../../../../../../../../tmp/test). The Dashboard will subsequently read and execute the arbitrary PHP file as if it were a standard widget.
Weaknesses CWE-24
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 26, 2026, 10:51 PM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2026, 2:43 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 25, 2026, 3:16 AM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 5:23 PM