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High [CVE-2022-26019] Improper access control vulnerability in pfSense CE and pfSense Plus (pfSense CE software versions prior to 2.6.0 and pfSense…

This high-severity Netgate pfSense advisory covers CVE-2022-26019 affecting pfSense, pfSense Plus, pfSense CE.

CVE-2022-26019 Published Mar 31, 2022Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-26019

Affected products & platforms

Netgate pfSensepfSense PluspfSense CE

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Summary

Improper access control 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 NTP GPS settings to rewrite existing files on the file system, which may result in arbitrary command execution.

Affected versions

2.6.0
22.01

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

Fixed versions

2.6.0
22.01

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

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 2.6.0, 22.01. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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

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