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TI-2026-74819 Aliases CVE-2026-57155

Path traversal in OPNsense GeoIP importer allows root code execution

Priority HIGH 76CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

OPNsense core before 26.1.11 is affected. The GeoIP alias importer uses an unvalidated country code from a CSV file to build output file names, so files can be written outside the intended directory (CWE-22). A user with Firewall Alias Edit privilege who supplies a crafted GeoIP archive can write attacker-controlled content as root, which can lead to command execution as root and complete firewall compromise.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to version 26.1.11, the Firewall Alias GeoIP importer's process_zip() and process_gzip() paths in src/opnsense/scripts/filter/lib/alias/geoip.py use an unvalidated CSV country_code value to construct output filenames below /usr/local/share/GeoIP/alias. A user with Firewall Alias Edit privilege can configure an attacker-controlled GeoIP source URL and supply an archive whose country code traverses into another existing directory, causing attacker-controlled content to be written as root with an -IPv4 or -IPv6 suffix. A crafted newsyslog fragment and oversized log file can use the default hourly root cron job to execute commands as root, resulting in complete firewall compromise. This issue is fixed in version 26.1.11.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00858 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed core (opnsense): 26.1.11

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
opnsensecorebefore 26.1.1126.1.11Patch availableCNA
  • core Vendoropnsense Affected before 26.1.11 Fixed in 26.1.11 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:opnsense:opnsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——opnsense
  • cpe:2.3:a:opnsense:opnsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·opnsense

Remediation

Upgrade OPNsense core to version 26.1.11 or later, which fixes this issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA core (opnsense) Fixed in 26.1.11

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57155

References

Other 4

  • TI-2023-20247 A command injection vulnerability in the component /api/cron/settings/setJob/ of OPNsense… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20243 Insecure permissions in the configuration directory (/conf/) of OPNsense Community… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20240 A command injection vulnerability in the component diag_backup.php of OPNsense Community… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-11947 DECISO OPNsense 23.1 does not impose rate limits for authentication, allowing attackers… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-20246 /ui/cron/item/open in the Cron component of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-26826 OPNsense has an LDAP Injection via Unsanitized Username in Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources

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