Is CVE-2024-54780 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-54780 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-06-13.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-54780?

CVE-2024-54780 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-54780?

Patch guidance is available from netgate security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-54780.

Fix CVE-2024-54780 - HIGH netgate pfsense ce

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-54780?

2 products: netgate pfsense ce, netgate pfsense plus.

Description

Netgate pfSense CE (prior to 2.8.0 beta release) and corresponding Plus builds are vulnerable to command injection in the OpenVPN widget due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input to the OpenVPN management interface. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary OpenVPN management commands via the remipp parameter.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NETGATE
Published: 5/14/2025
Last Modified: 6/13/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-54780

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