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CVE-2026-56127

pfSense Plus < 26.07 / CE < 2.9.0 Stored XSS via firewall_rules_edit.php

Published: Sep 3, 2026Updated: Sep 3, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
5.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

pfSense Plus before 26.07 and CE before 2.9.0 allow authenticated users with the Firewall: Rules: Edit privilege to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the descr parameter in /firewall_rules_edit.php. The firewall rule description is stored in the pfSense XML configuration with only backslash-escaping applied and no HTML sanitization, then rendered without encoding in the firewall log table in /status_logs_filter.php. The payload executes in the browser of any user with the Status: Logs: Firewall privilege who views the affected log entries.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

Netgate
commercial·US
pfSense PlusOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
pfSense CEOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-26_10.webgui.asc
docs.netgate.com
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/26-07.html
docs.netgate.com
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-9-0.html
docs.netgate.com
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