RCE in Netgate Pfsense Ce
CVE-2024-54780
Netgate pfSense CE (prior to 2.8.0 beta release) and corresponding Plus builds are vulnerable to command injection in the OpenVPN widget due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input to the OpenVPN management interface. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary OpenVPN management commands via the remipp parameter.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.124 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.121 · newest: 0.124 · change: +0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-54780?
- CVE-2024-54780 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgate Pfsense Ce, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-54780?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-54780 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.