What is CVE-2025-69691?

CVE-2025-69691 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pfsense, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-69691?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pfsense

CVE-2025-69691

Netgate pfSense CE 2.8.0 allows code execution in the XMLRPC API via pfsense.exec_php. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because the API call is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.

EPSS: 0.000 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pfsense — versions 2.8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-915 — Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

References

cve@mitre.org (Not Applicable)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-69691?: CVE-2025-69691 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pfsense, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-69691?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.