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)
EPSS: 0.120 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Netgate Pfsense_ce
- Netgate Pfsense_plus
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (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.