Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87751554/index.html
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_01.webgui.asc
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0423
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
netgate/pfsense
< 2.6.0
netgate/pfsense_plus
< 22.01
Published
Mar 31, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026