CVE-2026-45255

When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 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...

CVE-2026-45255 Remote code execution via installer Wi-Fi access point scans

When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 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...

CVE-2026-45255

The FreeBSD operating system is vulnerable to remote code execution via a command injection flaw in the bsdinstall and bsdconfig utilities. The vulnerability exists because a shell script used to build and display Wi-Fi network names via bsddialog(1) fails to prevent shell expansion. An attacker ...

CVE-2026-45255

When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 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...

CVE-2026-45255 Remote code execution via installer Wi-Fi access point scans

When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 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...

EUVD-2026-31263

When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 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...

CVE-2026-45255: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 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...

FreeBSD -- Remote code execution via installer Wi-Fi access point scans

Problem Description: When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 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...

FreeBSD-SA-26:23.bsdinstall

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-26:23.bsdinstall Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Remote code execution via installer Wi-Fi access point scans Category: core Module: bsdinstall...

FreeBSD Security Advisory - FreeBSD-SA-26:23.bsdinstall

FreeBSD Security Advisory - When bsdinstall or bsdconfig are prompted to scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks, they build up a list of network names and use bsddialog1 to prompt the user to select a network. This is implemented using a shell script, and the code which handled network names was not...

PT-2026-42398

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 14.x Description A stack buffer overflow exists in the setcred2 system call. The issue occurs because a user-supplied list of supplementary groups is copied into a fixed-size kernel stack buffer before the privilege level of t...

FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Insecure default GELI keyfile permissions (0b65f297-600a-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)

The default permission set by bsdinstall8 installer when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS is too open. Impact : A local attacker may be able to get a copy of the geli8 provider's keyfile which is located at a fixed location. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

Design/Logic Flaw

The bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD 10.x before 10.1 p9, when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS, uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile /boot/encryption.key, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading the file...

CVE-2015-1415

The bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD 10.x before 10.1 p9, when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS, uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile /boot/encryption.key, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading the file...

CVE-2015-1415

FreeBSD 10.x installations using the bsdinstall installer with full-disk encrypted ZFS store the GELI master key in /boot/encryption.key with permissions 0644, exposing the key to local users. Root cause: default keyfile permissions are too open (world-readable) instead of 0600. Impact: local att...

PT-2015-5273

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 10.0 through 10.1 p8 Description The issue concerns the bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD, specifically when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS. It uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile /boot/encryption.key,...

CVE-2015-1415: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD 10.x before 10.1 p9, when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS, uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile /boot/encryption.key, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading the file...

FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Insecure default GELI keyfile permissions Category: core Module: bsdinstall Announced: 2015-04-07...

FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: Insecure default GELI keyfile permissions Category: core Module: bsdinstall Announced: 2015-04-07...

FreeBSD -- Insecure default GELI keyfile permissions

Problem Description: The default permission set by bsdinstall8 installer when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS is too open. Impact: A local attacker may be able to get a copy of the geli8 provider's keyfile which is located at a fixed location...