pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the OpenVPN openvpn.connect_async.sh script that allows authenticated VPN users to execute c…

Code

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• Repository · github.com
• Repository · github.com

Timeline

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1. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the OpenVPN openvpn.connect_async.sh script that allows authenticated VPN users to execute commands as root via crafted usernames. Attackers authenticated through RADIUS or LDAP can use usernames containing single quotes and shell metacharacters to break out of the eval'd pfctl anchor name on connect or disconnect.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111224

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111224

  pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the OpenVPN openvpn.connect_async.sh script that allows authenticated VPN users to execute commands as root via crafted usernames. Attackers authenticated through RADIUS or LDAP can use usernames containin

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · abraxaslabs.tech
• Reference · github.com
• Reference · github.com
• Reference · vulncheck.com