Path Traversal Vulnerability in Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Package
CVE-2025-12490

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Netgate

Status
Pfsense
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-12490?

A path traversal vulnerability exists within the Suricata package of Netgate pfSense CE, allowing remote attackers, authenticated to the system, to create arbitrary files. The flaw arises from inadequate validation of user-supplied paths before performing file operations. This vulnerability enables attackers to execute code with root privileges, potentially compromising the entire system.

Affected Version(s)

pfSense pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-979/
x_research-advisory
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/36b2303df...
vendor-advisory

EPSS Score

13% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.0

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-12490 : Path Traversal Vulnerability in Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Package