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CVE-2022-24299

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-24299 is an improper input validation vulnerability affecting pfSense CE (versions prior to 2.6.0) and pfSense Plus (versions prior to 22.01). It allows a remote attacker with privileges to modify OpenVPN settings to execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability is rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 22.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0186 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.netgate.com / downloads/pfSense-SA-22_03.webgui.asc
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
jvn.jp / en/jp/JVN87751554/index.html
PatchThird Party Advisory