CVE-2026-111222Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 php.ini Injection via Timezone Setting
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Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a php.ini injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with General Setup privileges to inject directives by submitting an unvalidated timezone value. Attackers can embed a quote and newline to add auto_prepend_file pointing at /var/db/zoneinfo, executing PHP as root after php.ini is regenerated at boot or php-fpm restart.
- CVSS
- 6.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-93
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Netgate pfSense CE netgate:pfsense_ce (from the name) | through 2.9.0 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-timezone-phpiniexploit, technical-description
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftoverstechnical-description
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/system.php#L288technical-description
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/system.inc#L2377-L2380technical-description
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L163-L166technical-description
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L220technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-php-ini-injection-via-timezone-settingthird-party-advisory
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