CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-45255
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-05-21
- Last modified
- 2026-07-23
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog(1) to prompt the user to select a network. This is implemented using a shell script, and the code which handled network names was not careful to prevent expansion by the shell. As a result, a suitably crafted network name can be used to execute commands via a subshell.
The problem can be exploited to execute code as root on the system running bsdinstall or bsdconfig. The attacker would need to create an access point with a specially crafted name and be within range of a Wi-Fi scan. Note that bsdinstall and bsdconfig are vulnerable as soon as the user prompts them to scan for nearby networks; they do not need to actually select the malicious network.
Affected configurations
• freebsd freebsd 14.3
• freebsd freebsd 14.4
• freebsd freebsd 15.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness