CVE•Published 2026-05-08•Modified 2026-05-12•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-69690Pfsense · Pfsense
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 allows code execution by using the module installer with a backup file with a serialized PHP object containing the post_reboot_commands property. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because this installer is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-08
Modified 2026-05-12
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2025-69690Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Pfsense Pfsense" version:"2.7.2"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Pfsense"HTTP body or banner mentions "Pfsense" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2025-69690Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-69690Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2025-69690Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-69690GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-69690" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2025-69690 on GitHub.