Medium [CVE-2026-78849] Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Netgate pfSense Plus software versions <= 26.03 pfSense CE software versions <= 2.8.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the captive_portal_status.widget.php file
This medium-severity Netgate pfSense advisory covers CVE-2026-78849; related products: pfSense Plus, pfSense CE, pfSense.
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Summary
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Netgate pfSense Plus software versions <= 26.03 pfSense CE software versions <= 2.8.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the captive_portal_status.widget.php file
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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