Netgate pfSense Suricata Path Traversal RCE
CVE-2025-12490 Published on November 6, 2025

Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Netgate pfSense CE Suricata Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of Netgate pfSense. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Suricata package. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28085.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVE-2025-12490 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Netgate pfSense Version pfSense 2.8.1, Suricata package 7.0.8_3 is affected by CVE-2025-12490

Exploit Probability

EPSS
25.77%
Percentile
96.17%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.