Vulnerability in FreeBSD

CVE-2026-4748

A regression in the way hashes were calculated caused rules containing the address range syntax (x.x.x.x - y.y.y.y) that only differ in the address range(s) involved to be silently dropped as duplicates. Only the first of such rules is actually loaded into pf. Ranges expressed using the address[/mask-bits] syntax were not affected. Some keywords representing actions taken on a packet-matching rule, such as 'log', 'return tll', or 'dnpipe', may suffer from the same issue. It is unlikely that users have such configurations, as these rules would always be redundant. Affected rules are silently ignored, which can lead to unexpected behaviour including over- and underblocking.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Freebsd — versions 14.3, 15.0, 14.4-RELEASE

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-4748?
CVE-2026-4748 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under CWE-480. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-4748?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.