CVE-2025-69691

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 9.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Netgate pfSense CE 2.8.0 allows code execution in the XMLRPC API via pfsense.exec_php. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because the API call is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EG Risk
61(Track*)
EG Risk 61/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
50%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

May 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Full Disclosure: [Full Disclosure] CVE-2025-69690 & CVE-2025-69691 — Authenticated RCE in Netgate pfSense CE 2.7.2 and 2.8.0

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Feb/16

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 319 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 03:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-23 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-08-17 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-08-16 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-14 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-11 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-09 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-09 10:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-08-09 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-08 16:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-08 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-08-03 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-69691?
CVE-2025-69691 is a critical vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. Netgate pfSense CE 2.8.0 allows code execution in the XMLRPC API via pfsense.exec_php. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because the API call is only available to admins and they are intentionally allowed to execute PHP code.
When was CVE-2025-69691 disclosed?
CVE-2025-69691 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026, with the most recent update on May 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-69691 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-69691 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 49.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-69691?
CVE-2025-69691 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-69691?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-69691, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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