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Public proof of concept

CVE-2023-42326

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-11-14
  • WeaknessCWE-77

Am I affected?

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Description

An issue in Netgate pfSense v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the interfaces_gif_edit.php and interfaces_gre_edit.php components.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-11-1405:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-42326?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-42326?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Netgate pfsense
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.7≤ 2.7.0no fix published
Netgate pfsense plus
BranchAffectedFixed in
23.5≤ 23.05.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedbl4ckarch/CVE-2023-42326
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score64.0 %read 2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-11-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42326?

An issue in Netgate pfSense v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the interfaces_gif_edit.php and interfaces_gre_edit.php components.

Is CVE-2023-42326 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-42326 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 64.0% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-42326?

CVE-2023-42326 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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