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CVE-2025-12490

Published: Nov 6, 2025Updated: Nov 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
20.1%
Top 2.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28085.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Netgate
commercial·US
pfSenseOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-979/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/36b2303dfca35a1183d76f26bcc6ce26d4ea682d
github.com

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