CVE-2022-40624

critical

Description

pfSense pfBlockerNG through 2.1.4_27 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via the HTTP Host header, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-31814.

References

https://github.com/dhammon/pfBlockerNg-RCE

https://github.com/dhammon/pfBlockerNg-CVE-2022-40624

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/packages/pfblocker.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-12-20

Updated: 2025-04-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H