CVE-2026-44194

13.05.2026, 22:16

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.

OS Command Injection

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	9.1 CRITICAL	NETWORK	LOW	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Awaiting analysis

This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: Unknown

Common Weakness Enumeration

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

Vulnerability Media Exposure

[GERMAN] OPNsense: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OPNsense ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen.
Published: 2026-05-11T22:00:00+00:00

References

https://github.com/opnsense/core/security/advisories/GHSA-f59w-m967-9rf6