CVE-2025-12490

High

Description

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28085.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

ProductpfSense

PublishedNov 6, 2025

First seenNov 6, 2025

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Vendor advisories

github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/36b2303dfca35a1183d76f26bcc6ce26d4ea682d

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Netgate pfSense	pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3	—

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