Medium severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-111228
Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 CRLF Injection via services_unbound_advanced.php
5.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Netgate pfSense CE from 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in services_unbound_advanced.php that allows authenticated users with DNS Resolver: Advanced privilege to inject Unbound directives. Attackers can embed CR/LF characters in the unvalidated sock_queue_timeout parameter, which is written raw into unbound.conf, to override local records and forwarding for all clients.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PC
pfSense CE · Netgate
2.7.1 through 2.9.0 · source: vendor
PF
Pfsense · Pfsense
2.7.1 through 2.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111228
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111228
Issue Tracking
https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-unbound-sock-timeout
Product
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/unbound.inc#L590
Product
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/services_unbound_advanced.php#L178
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-2.7.1-through-2.9.0-crlf-injection-via-services-unbound-advanced-php
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