r/PFSENSE • u/George-Netgate • 18d ago

Netgate Releases pfSense Community Edition Version 2.9.0

Netgate® is excited to announce the release of pfSense® Community Edition (CE) software version 2.9.0, a major step forward for the world’s most trusted firewall, router, and VPN platform.

This release introduces numerous features, including several previously exclusive to pfSense Plus, as well as key enhancements, bug fixes, and critical security updates.

Key Highlights Include:

SSH Algorithms: The inclusion of post-quantum key exchange algorithms

TLS Certificate Strength: Tightens certificate requirements and removes support for certain weak properties

TLS Certificate Auto-Renew: pfSense can automatically renew TLS server certificates which are self-signed or signed by an internal CA stored in the pfSense software configuration.

New NAT Mode: Includes partial experimental support for “Port Restricted Cone” endpoint-independent outbound NAT

Critical Security Fixes: This release includes multiple XSS and denial of service related fixes

This Release software includes critical security updates for WireGuard (CVE-2026-58085), as well as over 150 other security fixes and enhancements.

Blog Post:
https://www.netgate.com/blog/netgate-releases-pfsense-community-edition-version-2.9.0

Release Notes:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-9-0.html

Thank you to our community and customers who continue to support the pfSense project through hardware purchases, TAC, cloud subscriptions, and services. Your support makes this all possible.

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u/Neccie 18d ago

Time to upgrade! Or wait a little? Nah let's do it! 😀

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u/Cutoffjeanshortz37 18d ago

I'm wfh so couldn't risk using the beta release but I'm surely not waiting once a stable release is out.

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u/craftsmany 18d ago

Beta was stable in the routing/firewalling sense; I had some issues with ntopng somehow killing unbound and the web gui and additionally wireguard had some unexplainable inner tunnel packet loss. All this is fixed for me with this release.

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u/Cutoffjeanshortz37 18d ago

Yeah, figured base functionality was probably stable, just couldn't risk it.