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CVE-2022-26019

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 31, 2022 at 07:21 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:34 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorspfSensepfSense PluspfSense CE and pfSense Plus

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

Improper access control vulnerability in pfSense CE and pfSense Plus (pfSense CE software versions prior to 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus software versions prior to 22.01) allows a remote attacker with the privilege to change NTP GPS settings to rewrite existing files on the file system, which may result in arbitrary command execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

pfSense· Netgate
95%
v < 2.6.0
Affected range stops below 2.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
pfSense Plus· Netgate
95%
v < 22.01
Affected range stops below 22.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
pfSense CE and pfSense Plus· Pfsense
60%
v < 2.6.0
Affected range stops below 2.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_01.webgui.asc
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87751554/index.html

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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