TI-2020-11089 Aliases CVE-2020-14162 GHSA-x839-xh4j-fgrf

An issue was discovered in Pi-Hole through 5.0.

LOW 35CWE-269Published 2020-07-30 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-78.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Pi-Hole through 5.0. The local www-data user has sudo privileges to execute the pihole core script as root without a password, which could allow an attacker to obtain root access via shell metacharacters to this script's setdns command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00587 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pi-hole:pi-hole::::::::	before 5.1	Vulnerable	Pi-hole

cpe:2.3:a:pi-hole:pi-hole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.1 Vulnerable ·Pi-hole

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14162
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x839-xh4j-fgrf

References

Exploit 1

https://0xpanic.github.io/2020/07/21/Pihole.html

Advisory 1

https://docs.pi-hole.net/core/pihole-command/

TI-2020-07073 Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2020-08981 The Gravity updater in Pi-hole through 4.4 allows an authenticated adversary to upload… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-36901 Pi-hole: Local privilege escalation from `pihole` user to root via `/etc/pihole/logrotate` CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-22701 Pi-hole Blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-12374 (Authenticated) Remote Code Execution Possible in Web Interface 5.5 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-18806 Pihole Authenticated Arbitrary File Read with root privileges CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6

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Sources

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