FKIE_CVE-2022-24299

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-03-31 08:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:31
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
vultures@jpcert.or.jphttps://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_03.webgui.ascMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
vultures@jpcert.or.jphttps://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87751554/index.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_03.webgui.ascMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87751554/index.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netgate pfsense *
netgate pfsense_plus *
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            }
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    },
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:31:34.600",
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