CVE-2021-41282 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting pfSense 2.5.2, allowing authenticated users to perform sed data injection via the diag_routes.php script. This flaw enables arbitrary file writing to any location on the system, despite the use of common command injection protections. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules exist in Metasploit and Nuclei, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.