{"cve":"CVE-2026-78849","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-04T17:16:58.140","modified":"2026-09-14T14:17:09.903","status":"Deferred","description":"Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Netgate pfSense Plus software versions <= 26.03 pfSense CE software versions <= 2.8.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the captive_portal_status.widget.php file","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":5.4},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-26_05.webgui.asc","https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/16773","https://redmine.pfsense.org/attachments/6991"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:52:03.409947763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-78849","score":0.00501,"percentile":0.42904,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}