CVE-2026-111227
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 CRLF Injection via services_unbound_acls.php
Netgate pfSense CE
CVSS
5.1MediumExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 21 Oct 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)1.84%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in services_unbound_acls.php that allows authenticated users with the DNS Resolver: Access Lists privilege to inject Unbound configuration directives. Attackers can embed CR/LF characters in the aclname or aclaction fields written to access_lists.conf to add local-data, local-zone, or forward-zone directives and control DNS answers served to LAN clients.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- pfSense CEaffected: all versions through 2.9.0CVE List
References 5
- vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-crlf-injection-via-services-unbound-acls-phpAdvisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/abraxas/pfsense-unbound-acl-crlfExploitvia CVE List
- abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftoversReferencevia CVE List
- github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/unbound.inc#L1094-L1112Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/services_unbound_acls.php#L121-L142Referencevia CVE List