CVE-2026-113779

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113779
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-113779.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-113779
Aliases
  • GHSA-8q8g-9f77-8g8g
Published
2026-10-21T14:06:33Z
Modified
2026-10-22T02:49:18Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
pfSense REST API package Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Scoped HA Settings Sync Permission
Details

The pfSense REST API package is an unofficial, open-source REST and GraphQL API for pfSense CE and pfSense Plus firewalls. A privilege escalation vulnerability in pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI prior to version 2.9.0 allows authenticated accounts holding the dedicated settings sync permission to modify REST API configuration secrets. This enables a non-administrative user to elevate their privileges to a full administrator. pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI 2.9.0 patches the issue. Access to the HA settings sync endpoint now strictly requires full administrative privileges (page-all). The sub-administrative sync privilege has been removed in versions v2.9.0 and later. In addition to correcting the access control boundary, version 2.9.0 includes the following hardening measures: opt-in default and format and validation modernization. As a workaround, one may mitigate exposure by taking either or all of the following steps. Revoke Scoped Permissions: Remove the api-v2-system-restapi-settings-sync-post privilege from all non-administrative users. Apply ACLs: Configure REST API Access Control Lists (ACLs) and/or firewall rules to restrict access to API endpoints exclusively to trusted administrator and HA peer IP addresses.

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner":  "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-502"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/113xxx/CVE-2026-113779.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/pfrest/pfsense-pkg-restapi

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/pfrest/pfsense-pkg-restapi
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
d040fa6fc9c925b4cb36c5b9c87bda4449aa6b9e
Database specific
Show details 
{
    "extracted_events":  [
        {
            "range":  [
                {
                    "introduced":  "0"
                },
                {
                    "fixed":  "2.9.0"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "AFFECTED_FIELD",
            "strategy":  "StringRangeExpression"
        },
        {
            "original_tag":  "v2.9.0",
            "range":  [
                {
                    "fixed":  "d040fa6fc9c925b4cb36c5b9c87bda4449aa6b9e"
                }
            ],
            "source":  "REFERENCES_TAG"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

v0.*
v0.0.1
v0.0.2
v0.0.3
v1.*
v1.0.0
v1.0.1
v1.0.2
v1.0.3
v1.1.0
v1.1.1
v1.1.2
v1.1.3
v1.1.4
v1.1.5
v1.1.6
v1.1.7
v1.2.0
v1.2.1
v1.2.2
v1.2.3
v1.2.4
v1.3.0
v1.3.1
v1.3.2
v1.3.3
v1.3.4
v1.3.5
v1.4.0
v1.4.1
v1.4.2
v1.4.3
v1.5.0
v1.5.1
v1.5.2
v1.5.3
v1.5.4
v1.6.0
v1.6.1
v1.6.2
v1.6.3
v1.6.4
v1.6.5
v1.7.0
v1.7.1
v1.7.2
v1.7.3
v1.7.4
v1.7.5
v2.*
v2.0.0
v2.0.1
v2.0.2
v2.0.3
v2.1.0
v2.1.1
v2.1.2
v2.1.3
v2.2.0
v2.2.1
v2.2.2
v2.3.0
v2.3.1
v2.3.2
v2.3.3
v2.3.4
v2.3.5
v2.3.6
v2.4.0
v2.4.1
v2.4.2
v2.5.0
v2.5.1
v2.5.2
v2.5.3
v2.5.4
v2.6.0
v2.6.1
v2.6.2
v2.6.3
v2.6.4
v2.6.5
v2.6.6
v2.6.7
v2.6.8
v2.6.9
v2.7.0
v2.7.1
v2.7.2
v2.7.3
v2.7.4
v2.7.5
v2.7.6
v2.7.7
v2.8.0
v2.8.1
v2.8.2
v2.8.3
v2.8.4

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-113779.json"