CVE-2026-111228
Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 CRLF Injection via services_unbound_advanced.php
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 15, 2026
Description
Netgate pfSense CE from 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in services_unbound_advanced.php that allows authenticated users with DNS Resolver: Advanced privilege to inject Unbound directives. Attackers can embed CR/LF characters in the unvalidated sock_queue_timeout parameter, which is written raw into unbound.conf, to override local records and forwarding for all clients.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
pfSense CENetgate |
|
References
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-unbound-sock-timeoutexploittechnical-description
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftoverstechnical-description
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/services_unbound_advanced.php#L178technical-description
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/unbound.inc#L590technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 CRLF Injection via services_unbound_advanced.phpthird-party-advisory
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