Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-111222
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.01
EPSS Ranking 61.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.6
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-timezone-phpini
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/system.inc#L2377-L2380
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L163-L166
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L220
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/system.php#L288
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-php-ini-injection-via-timezone-setting
Products affected by CVE-2026-111222
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cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:-
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cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:2.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:2.4.4
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cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:2.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:2.6.0