Findings

CVE-2025-14558

The rtsol(8) and rtsold(8) programs do not validate the domain search list options provided in router advertisement messages; the option body is passed to resolvconf(8) unmodified.

Published Mar 9, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · freebsd freebsd

The rtsol(8) and rtsold(8) programs do not validate the domain search list options provided in router advertisement messages; the option body is passed to resolvconf(8) unmodified. resolvconf(8) is a shell script which does not validate its input. A lack of quoting meant that shell commands pass as input to resolvconf(8) may be executed.

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Timeline

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  1. Mar 9, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The rtsol(8) and rtsold(8) programs do not validate the domain search list options provided in router advertisement messages; the option body is passed to resolvconf(8) unmodified. resolvconf(8) is a shell script which does not validate its input. A lack of quoting meant that shell commands pass as input to resolvconf(8) may be executed.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The rtsol(8) and rtsold(8) programs do not validate the domain search list options provided in router advertisement messages; the option body is passed to resolvconf(8) unmodified. resolvconf(8) is a shell script which does not validate its input. A lack of quoting meant that shell commands pass as input to resolvconf(8) may be executed.

Affected

  • cpe freebsd/freebsd13.5

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14558

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14558

    The rtsol(8) and rtsold(8) programs do not validate the domain search list options provided in router advertisement messages; the option body is passed to resolvconf(8) unmodified. resolvconf(8) is a shell script which does not validate its input. A lack of quoting meant that s

    nvd.nist.gov

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