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CVE-2020-8816

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2021-12-10 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2020-05-29
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-05-2919:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2020-08-04Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2021-12-10Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  4. 2021-12-10Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  5. 2021-12-10Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  6. 2025-02-0419:53SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Pi-hole
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.3≤ 4.3.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-10

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-48727
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifiedAndreyRainchik/CVE-2020-8816martinsohn/CVE-2020-8816cybervaca/CVE-2020-8816team0se7en/CVE-2020-8816
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/unix/http/pihole_dhcp_mac_execrank: goodModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2021-12-10
Patch Due Date
2022-06-10
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-05-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-v4fw-xc8h-7p52

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8816?

Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.

Is CVE-2020-8816 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2020-8816 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-10.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8816?

CVE-2020-8816 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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