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CVE-2016-10709

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 33.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

pfSense before 2.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via a '|' character in the status_rrd_graph_img.php graph parameter, related to _rrd_graph_img.php.

Affected products

• Netgate pfSense CE: through 2.2.6

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39709/
• https://www.pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-16_01.webgui.asc
• https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/http/pfsense_graph_injection_exec
• https://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/pfsenseAdvisory.pdf
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39709/
• https://www.pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-16_01.webgui.asc
• https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/http/pfsense_graph_injection_exec
• https://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/pfsenseAdvisory.pdf

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