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Critical [CVE-2019-16915] pfSense: issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3.

This critical-severity Netgate pfSense advisory covers CVE-2019-16915 affecting pfSense.

CVE-2019-16915 Published Sep 26, 2019Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026
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Netgate pfSenseUnclassified
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Summary

An issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3. widgets/widgets/picture.widget.php uses the widgetkey parameter directly without sanitization (e.g., a basename call) for a pathname to file_get_contents or file_put_contents.

Affected versions
  • 2.4.4-p3

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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