CVE-2025-12490Path Traversal in Pfsense

CWE-22Path Traversal3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
15.6%
top 5.30%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedNov 6

Description

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

CVEListV5netgate/pfsensepfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2025-11-06
GHSA
GHSA-7x36-v2p9-4w5j: Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2025-11-06
CVE-2025-12490 — Path Traversal in Netgate Pfsense | cvebase