CVE-2023-48123
An issue in Netgate pfSense Plus v.23.05.1 and before and pfSense CE v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the packet_capture.php file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An issue in Netgate pfSense Plus v.23.05.1 and before and pfSense CE v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the packet_capture.php file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 67.85% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netgate/pfsense · netgate/pfsense plus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 67.8% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-23_11.webgui.ascVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/f72618c4abb61ea6346938d0c93df9078736b775Patch
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14809Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-23_11.webgui.ascVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/f72618c4abb61ea6346938d0c93df9078736b775Patch
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14809Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.