OPNsense core before 26.7.8 contains a log injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to plant victim IP addresses in…
CVE-2026-119423
OPNsense core before 26.7.8 contains a log injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to plant victim IP addresses in the lockouthandler by submitting crafted WebGUI login usernames. Attackers can submit usernames like 'Invalid user ' repeatedly to add the victim to the sshlockout table, blocking SSH and WebGUI access and killing its pf states.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 6.9 (v4.0)
- Severity
- Medium
- EPSS
- 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 30 October 2026
- Last updated
- 4 November 2026
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
At the source
References
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/14f8f7dd1d5f06522d60794a7beeac7adb9eca68
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/2076f2c195bf9537ec220f0e5d6aff998f057410
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/blob/26.7.7/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/Auth/AuthenticationFactory.php#L232
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/blob/26.7.7/src/opnsense/scripts/syslog/lockout_handler#L70
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/security/advisories/GHSA-2v2x-m4j7-76pv
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/opnsense-lockout-factory-ip
- https://github.com/opnsense/core
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opnsense-core-before-26.7.8-lockout-ip-planting-via-webgui-login-username
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