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.
Published: 2026-10-15
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.1 through 2.9.0 CRLF Injection via services_unbound_advanced.php
First Time appeared Netgate
Netgate pfsense
Weaknesses CWE-93
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netgate
Netgate pfsense
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-15T20:02:39.150Z

Reserved: 2026-10-15T18:21:22.947Z

Link: CVE-2026-111228

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T20:02:33.068Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:35.670

Modified: 2026-10-15T21:05:32.823

Link: CVE-2026-111228

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