CVE-2026-44194

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Published: 13 May 2026, 21:53
Last modified:13 May 2026, 21:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.1 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 May 2026, 21:53
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed

Description

OPNsense is a FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. Prior to 26.1.8, an authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the OPNsense core allows a user with user-management privileges to execute arbitrary system commands as root. An attacker can bypass input validation by formatting their malicious payload as a compliant email address, allowing shell commands to reach the underlying operating system. The flaw exists in the local user synchronization flow, within core/src/opnsense/scripts/auth/sync_user.php. This vulnerability is fixed in 26.1.8.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-78•Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Systems

  • opnsense•core

    < 26.1.8

References (1)