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CVE-2026-45158

OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform.

Published May 13, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · opnsense opnsense

OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to 26.1.8, unsanitized user input is passed to the DHCP configuration of the configured interface, which is processed by a shell script, allowing remote code execution as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is fixed in 26.1.8.

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  1. May 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to 26.1.8, unsanitized user input is passed to the DHCP configuration of the configured interface, which is processed by a shell script, allowing remote code execution as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is fixed in 26.1.8.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to 26.1.8, unsanitized user input is passed to the DHCP configuration of the configured interface, which is processed by a shell script, allowing remote code execution as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is fixed in 26.1.8.

Affected

  • cpe opnsense/opnsenseversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45158

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45158

    OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to 26.1.8, unsanitized user input is passed to the DHCP configuration of the configured interface, which is processed by a shell script, allowing remote code execution as root on the underlying operating system. Thi

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-45158 · ZeroDay Findings