CVE-2020-8816 (GCVE-0-2020-8816)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-29 18:57 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35Summary
Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-04 19:53 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/commits/master | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157861/Pi-Ho… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://natedotred.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/cve-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://twitter.com/Nate_Kappa/status/12439002136… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v4.3.3 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/pull/1165 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158737/Pi-ho… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Date Public
2020-05-29 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: a9ff8429-f980-4993-92f0-622288eb7a70
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-12-10
Asserted: 2021-12-10
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Affected: Pi-hole / AdminLTE | Description: Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-06-10 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8816
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-78 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | AdminLTE |
| Due Date | 2022-06-10 |
| Date Added | 2021-12-10 |
| Vendorproject | Pi-hole |
| Vulnerabilityname | Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:26 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 8176306f-e810-4d51-912d-c978020310a0
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-12-10
Asserted: 2021-12-10
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease. | Affected: Pi-hole / Pi-hole Web | CVSS: 9.1 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease. |
| Vendor | Pi-hole |
| Product | Pi-hole Web |
| Added Date | 2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.1 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
| Updated: 2026-06-23 11:13 UTC
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Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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