{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "cveMetadata": {"state": "PUBLISHED", "cveId": "CVE-2026-78849", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T16:31:38.234Z", "dateReserved": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T16:31:38.234Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Netgate pfSense Plus software versions <= 26.03 pfSense CE software versions <= 2.8.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the captive_portal_status.widget.php file"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"version": "n/a", "status": "affected"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/16773"}, {"url": "https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-26_05.webgui.asc"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "text", "lang": "en", "description": "n/a"}]}]}}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Netgate pfSense Plus software versions <= 26.03 pfSense CE software versions <= 2.8.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the captive_portal_status.widget.php file"}], "id": "CVE-2026-78849", "lastModified": "2026-09-04T17:16:58.140", "metrics": {}, "published": "2026-09-04T17:16:58.140", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-26_05.webgui.asc"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/16773"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

{}

{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[0,26.03]"}}, {"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "semver", "value": "[0,2.8.1]"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 80.0, "confidence_source": "inferred", "scores": [{"score": 80.0, "source": "inferred"}, {"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "n/a", "source": "cna", "vendor": "n/a"}, "product": "pfsense", "vendor": "netgate"}], "created": "2026-09-04T22:15:06.734959+00:00", "title": "Cross\u2011Site Scripting in pfSense Captive Portal Status Widget Enables Remote Code Execution", "updated": "2026-09-04T23:30:06.173175+00:00", "vendors": ["netgate", "netgate$PRODUCT$pfsense"], "weaknesses": ["CWE-79"]}