CVE-2022-26019 json
Improper access control vulnerability in pfSense CE and pfSense Plus (pfSense CE software versions prior to 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus software…
published 2022-03-31 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-30588
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.5%
- EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper access control vulnerability in pfSense CE and pfSense Plus (pfSense CE software versions prior to 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus software versions prior to 22.01) allows a remote attacker with the privilege to change NTP GPS settings to rewrite existing files on the file system, which may result in arbitrary command execution.
Patch / fix
- netgate pfsense 2.6.0
- netgate pfsense_plus 22.01
Exploit prediction
4.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- pfSense pfSense CE and pfSense Plus
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN87751554/index.html
patch, third-party-advisory
-
docs.netgate.com
/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_01.webgui.asc
mitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-26019
- NVD CVE-2022-26019
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