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title: "CVE-2023-27253: A command injection vulnerability… | CubePath"
description: "A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-27253
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# CVE-2023-27253: A command injection vulnerability… | CubePath

## Description

A command injection vulnerability in the function restore\_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27253)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.89505 (89.5% probability)

Percentile

99.8%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Feb 26, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13935](https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13935)
- [github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/ca80d18493f8f91b21933ebd6…](https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/ca80d18493f8f91b21933ebd6b714215ae1e5e94)
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/173487/pfSense-Restore-RRD-Da…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173487/pfSense-Restore-RRD-Data-Command-Injection.html)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Feb 27, 2023
2. Record published Mar 17, 2023
3. Record last updated Feb 26, 2025

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