CVE-2020-8816
Published 2020-05-29 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2020-8816 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in Pi-hole AdminLTE. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 10, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 10, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns.
All 1 known-exploited Pi-hole vulnerabilities →Description
Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Pi-hole — AdminLTE
Name: Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-12-10 · Due: 2022-06-10
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157861/Pi-Hole-4.3.2-DHCP-MAC-OS-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158737/Pi-hole-4.3.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/commits/master
- https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/pull/1165
- https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v4.3.3
- https://natedotred.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/cve-2020-8816-pi-hole-remote-code-execution/
- https://twitter.com/Nate_Kappa/status/1243900213665902592?s=20
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157861/Pi-Hole-4.3.2-DHCP-MAC-OS-Command-Execution.html

