CVE-2026-4748 | pf silently ignores certain rules

A regression in the way hashes were calculated caused rules containing the address range syntax (x.x.x.x - y.y.y.y) that only differ in the address range(s) involved to be silently dropped as duplicates. Only the first of such rules is actually loaded into pf. Ranges expressed using the address[/mask-bits] syntax were not affected. Some keywords representing actions taken on a packet-matching rule, such as 'log', 'return tll', or 'dnpipe', may suffer from the same issue. It is unlikely that users have such configurations, as these rules would always be redundant. Affected rules are silently ignored, which can lead to unexpected behaviour including over- and underblocking.

Published: 2026-04-01 Last update: 2026-04-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-4748 is rated Low Risk (36.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-4748

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 0.03% 0.06% +0.03%
2 2026-04-01 0.03%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-4748

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-4748

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-4748

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freebsd freebsd >= 14.0, < 14.4 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.4 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 14.4 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-4748

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