# CVE-2026-111215: Netgate pfSense CE OS command injection via wireless interface name

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-111215-netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2-9-0-contains-an-os-command  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-15. Updated: 2026-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-111215 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-10-15

pfSense Community Edition is an open-source firewall that protects networks. A vulnerability allows authenticated users with limited wireless editing permissions to execute commands with root privileges by injecting shell metacharacters into interface configuration names. An attacker could use this to take full control of the firewall and the networks it protects.

Technologies: [Netgate Pfsense Ce](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pfsense-ce), [Pfsense](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pfsense). Vendors: [Netgate](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/netgate), [Pfsense](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pfsense).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-111215 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-111215 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-111215?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 15 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Netgate Pfsense Ce through 2.9.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-111215?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-111215 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-111215?** Check whether you run Netgate Pfsense Ce or Pfsense at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an OS command injection in interface_wireless_clone() that fails to escape user-supplied wireless parent interface names before passing them to ifconfig shell commands. Authenticated users with Wireless Edit or Interface Assignments privileges can inject commands via interfaces_wireless_edit.php or interfaces_assign.php by supplying values like "ath0;<cmd>". The attacker gains root command execution on the firewall appliance.

## Affected products

- Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0

## Timeline

- 2026-10-15: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/](https://github.com/)
- [https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers](https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers)

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