Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2022 · Assigned by jpcert

CVE-2022-24299

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in pfSense CE and pfSense Plus from pfSense. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper input validation vulnerability in pfSense CE and pfSense Plus (pfSense CE software versions prior to 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus software versions prior to 22.01) allows a remote attacker with the privilege to change OpenVPN client or server settings to execute an arbitrary command.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
pfSense pfSense CE and pfSense Plus pfSense CE software versions prior to 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus software versions prior to 22.01

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