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CVE-2018-4021

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.7221
Risk score
54.07
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2018-12-03
Modified
2024-09-17
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2018-15807, GHSA-72VM-95RX-HPR3
Products
Netgate:Netgate pfSense Netgate pfSense CE 2.4.4-RELEASE
Sources
euvd EUVD-2018-15807

Description

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the way Netgate pfSense CE 2.4.4-RELEASE processes the parameters of a specific POST request. The attacker can exploit this and gain the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. An attacker needs to be able to send authenticated POST requests to the administration web interface. Command injection is possible in the `powerd_battery_mode` POST parameter.

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