Netgate pfSense up to 2.9.0 Wireless Interface Clone interfaces_wireless_edit.php interface_wireless_clone os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Netgate pfSense up to 2.9.0. This issue affects the function interface_wireless_clone of the file interfaces_wireless_edit.php of the component Wireless Interface Clone. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-111215. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Netgate pfSense up to 2.9.0. Affected by this issue is the function interface_wireless_clone of the file interfaces_wireless_edit.php of the component Wireless Interface Clone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to execute commands as root by supplying a crafted wireless parent interface name. Attackers with limited Wireless Edit or Interface Assignments privileges can submit values like ath0;<cmd> via interfaces_wireless_edit.php or interfaces_assign.php, which interface_wireless_clone() interpolates unescaped into an ifconfig shell command.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-111215 since 10/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:interfaces_wireless_edit.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• Firewall Software

Vendor

• Netgate

Name

• pfSense

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9.0

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• open-source

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