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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-69690

Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the post_reboot_commands property.

Published May 8, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69690. EPSS is 0.81%. Act only if a listed version of Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.81%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe pfsense/pfsense

Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the post_reboot_commands property. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because this installer is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe pfsense/pfsense2.7.2

How to fix CVE-2025-69690

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69690. EPSS is 0.81%. Act only if a listed version of Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 2.7.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data; CWE-915: Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes. EPSS 0.81%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the post_reboot_commands property. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because this installer is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the post_reboot_commands property. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because this installer is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-69690

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-69690

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-69690

    Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the post_reboot_commands property. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because this installer is only available to admins and they are intentionall

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.