{"id":"CVE-2026-111223","title":"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","summary":"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-li…","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-74"],"vendor":"Netgate","product":"pfSense CE","affected":["pfsense_ce >= 2.7.0 <= 2.9.0"],"published":"2026-10-15","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T19:17:34.943","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111223","references":[{"url":"https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ipsec-login-banner","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-ipsec-login-banner","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/ipsec.inc#L1361-L1388","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/ipsec.inc#L1842-L1845","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/vpn_ipsec_mobile.php#L269-L273","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/27a52d0807","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-2.7.0-through-2.9.0-command-injection-via-ipsec-mobile-login-banner","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T19:25:46.429Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-15T20:03:03.449675Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-111223","body":"## Overview\n\nNetgate 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}