CVE-2020-8816

Summary

CVECVE-2020-8816
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-05-29 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-07-12 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionPi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.907750000 probability, percentile 0.996220000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-12-10; due 2022-06-10; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-78

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorPi-hole
ProductAdminLTE
NamePi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8816

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pi-hole Pi-hole All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Release Pi-hole Web version 4.3.3 · pi-hole/AdminLTE · GitHub MISC github.com
Pi-hole 4.3.2 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
N̜̣̹͗ͬͫ͗ã͓͕͔̟̓̑̔t̺͎͕͔̂͋ͦë̙̉̽ ????wear your mask???? na Twitterze: "I discovered and disclosed this fancy RCE: CVE-2020-8816 - Pi-hole Remote Code Execution https://t.co/Q9aPeEq8Wj… " MISC twitter.com
Fix potential code injection on MAC address validator by PromoFaux · Pull Request #1165 · pi-hole/AdminLTE · GitHub MISC github.com
Commits · pi-hole/AdminLTE · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Pi-Hole 4.3.2 DHCP MAC OS Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm CONFIRM packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2020-8816 – Pi-hole Remote Code Execution – Nate’s Blog MISC natedotred.wordpress.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376490 Pi-Hole Web Interface Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
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