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TI-2026-64269 Aliases CVE-2026-97730GHSA-pc4f-6357-r2v6

Path traversal in Netgate pfSense Plus

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-24Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In Netgate pfSense Plus before 26.07 and pfSense CE before 2.9.0, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Dashboard (index.php) widget sequence data handling allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. To exploit this, an attacker with privileges to modify Dashboard settings and write arbitrary files to the pfSense firewall system (e.g., /tmp/test.widget.php) can submit a crafted widget sequence value containing a path traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../../../../../../../../tmp/test). The Dashboard will subsequently read and execute the arbitrary PHP file as if it were a standard widget.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01025 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pfSense Plus (Netgate): 26.07pfSense CE (Netgate): 2.9.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NetgatepfSense Plusbefore 26.0726.07Patch availableCNA
NetgatepfSense CEbefore 2.9.02.9.0Patch availableCNA
  • pfSense Plus VendorNetgate Affected before 26.07 Fixed in 26.07 Patch available CNA
  • pfSense CE VendorNetgate Affected before 2.9.0 Fixed in 2.9.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——pfSense
  • cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·pfSense

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA pfSense Plus (Netgate) Fixed in 26.07
  • Fix · CNA pfSense CE (Netgate) Fixed in 2.9.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97730
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc4f-6357-r2v6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2022-13704 pfSense pfBlockerNG through 2.1.4_26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-12003 A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-31010 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2023-11923 Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in the SSHGuard component of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-26046 An issue in Netgate pfSense Plus v.23.05.1 and before and pfSense CE v.2.7.0 allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-22567 An issue in Netgate pfSense v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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