{"id":"CVE-2026-111222","revision":"afbfa05143324baab41d409726ef7802","records":[{"revision":"afbfa05143324baab41d409726ef7802","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-111222","aliases":[],"title":"Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 php.ini Injection via Timezone Setting","description":"Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a php.ini injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with General Setup privileges to inject directives by submitting an unvalidated timezone value. Attackers can embed a quote and newline to add auto_prepend_file pointing at /var/db/zoneinfo, executing PHP as root after php.ini is regenerated at boot or php-fpm restart.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-15T18:46:23.081+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T01:08:42.916+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"https://github.com","name":"pfSense CE","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"Netgate\",\n                    \"product\": \"pfSense CE\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"2.9.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ],\n                    \"collectionURL\": \"https://github.com\",\n                    \"packageURL\": \"pkg:github/pfsense/pfsense\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense\"\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH"},{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.6,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-timezone-phpini","https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/pfsense-ce-leftovers","https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/usr/local/www/system.php#L288","https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/inc/system.inc#L2377-L2380","https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L163-L166","https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9/src/etc/rc.php_ini_setup#L220","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pfsense-ce-through-2.9.0-php-ini-injection-via-timezone-setting"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111222","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-111222","identifiers":["CVE-2026-111222"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}