8.8

CVE-2023-27253: netgate pfsense

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 17-03-2023Last modified 26-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-27253 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in netgate pfsense. EPSS estimates a 89.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
63/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
89.50%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 17-03-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

89.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 89.50% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
89.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databasephpUnverified

    pfSense v2.7.0 - OS Command Injection

    Maturity: poc

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    pfSense Restore RRD Data Command Injection

    exploit/unix/http/pfsense_config_data_exec

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netgate1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links