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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-12490

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

Published Nov 6, 2025 · catalog updated Nov 6, 2025 · Netgate pfSense

Last checked Oct 31, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2025-12490 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Netgate pfSense.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
16.95%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Netgate pfSense pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28085.

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  • vendor Netgate pfSense pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3

How to fix CVE-2025-12490

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in pfSense 2.8.1 · 1 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-12490 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Netgate pfSense.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Netgate pfSense pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3 pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 16.95%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

pfSense security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 6, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using i

  2. Nov 6, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using i

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-12490

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-38174

    Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists wi

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 25, 2026
  • EUVDOct 25, 2026