CVE-2023-29974
An issue discovered in Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 allows attackers to compromise user accounts via...
An issue discovered in Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 allows attackers to compromise user accounts via weak password requirements.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue discovered in Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 allows attackers to compromise user accounts via weak password requirements.
- Record
CVE-2023-29974- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue discovered in Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 allows attackers to compromise user accounts via weak password requirements.
- Record
CVE-2023-29974- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-33504
An issue discovered in Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 allows attackers to compromise user accounts via weak password requirements.
- Record
EUVD-2023-33504- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-782h-r93g-8gcc
An issue discovered in Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 allows attackers to compromise user accounts via...
An issue discovered in Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 allows attackers to compromise user accounts via weak password requirements.
- Record
GHSA-782h-r93g-8gcc- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29974 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pfsense, published November 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.