VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-40624

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability18.25%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-12-20

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

pfSense pfBlockerNG through 2.1.4_27 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via the HTTP Host header, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-31814.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-78
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-78

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link