CVE-2025-69691: Netgate pfSense CE · CVE-2025-69691 is a critical
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.9 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Since the supplier disputes this as a vulnerability due to the intended administrative access requirement, no specific mitigation beyond strict administrative access control is currently documented. Organizations should ensure that administrative credentials are well protected and that access to the XMLRPC API is tightly controlled.
Description
CVE-2025-69691 is a critical vulnerability in Netgate pfSense CE 2.8.0 involving code execution through the XMLRPC API method pfsense.exec_php. The supplier disputes the classification of this as a vulnerability, stating that this API call is restricted to administrators who are intentionally permitted to execute PHP code. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.9, indicating severe impact if exploited. There is no official patch or remediation level provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.