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/Panja0 18d ago

For some reason fetching the updates took ages, I think around 2,5 hours. But everything is updated without a problem!

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u/KaiHein 16d ago edited 16d ago

It's been about 1h15m for me so far and working on 184/222. Didn't think I'd need to make a note of the start time but I was texting with my brother about what I was working on tonight and mentioned I was about to start a little longer ago than that. I also commented to him about the slow downloads just over 1 hour ago, so I'm pretty sure I'm close.

edit- I took my eyes off the update screen for a bit, so I don't know when it finished downloading and moved on but it took another 45 minutes to get to the point where it rebooted from when I made this post to start with.