FreeNAS < 0.7.2 rev 5543 exec_raw.php Arbitrary Command Execution
Priority HIGH 81CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
FreeNAS 0.7.2 prior to revision 5543 includes an unauthenticated command‐execution backdoor in its web interface. The exec_raw.php script exposes a cmd parameter that is passed directly to the underlying shell without sanitation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01524 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed FreeNAS (iXsystems): 0.7.2 rev 5543
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FreeNAS (iXsystems) Fixed in 0.7.2 rev 5543
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-20059
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffxm-wjwm-w3jp
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 1
More iXsystems vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-11081 Path traversal in iXsystems TrueNAS CORE CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-09348 An issue was discovered in iXsystems FreeNAS (and TrueNAS) 11.2 before 11.2-u8 and 11.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-85376 Authentication bypass in TrueNAS SCALE HA heartbeat origin check CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2024-11083 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in iXsystems TrueNAS CORE CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2010-20059 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-20059 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffxm-wjwm-w3jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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