{"id":"CVE-2026-111220","title":"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","summary":"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 holdi…","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-93"],"vendor":"Netgate","product":"pfSense CE","affected":["pfsense_ce <= 2.9.0"],"published":"2026-10-15","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T19:17:34.500","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111220","references":[{"url":"https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-pppoe-cron","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc#L2174-L2214","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/services.inc#L5652-L5660","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_ppps_edit.php#L271-L278","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-crontab-injection-via-ppp-periodic-reset-ptpid","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T19:25:46.428Z","exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-15T19:49:15.335826Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-111220","body":"## Overview\n\npfSense 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":52,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":222719,"id":"CVE-2026-111220","ts":1792097061266,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}