CVE-2026-44194CRITICAL 9.1EPSS p92.8%
CVE-2026-44194CVE-2026-44194
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.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.1 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.35% probability of exploitation · percentile 92.8% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2026-05-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-05-15 |
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')cwe-78 | 0% | live |
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