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TI-2024-22701 Aliases CVE-2024-34361

Pi-hole Blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Priority HIGH 73CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.18.3 allows an authenticated user to make internal requests to the server via the `gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl()` function. Depending on some circumstances, the vulnerability could lead to remote command execution. Version 5.18.3 contains a patch for this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02828 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed pi-hole (pi-hole): 5.18.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Pi-holepi-holebefore 5.18.35.18.3Patch availableCNA
  • pi-hole VendorPi-hole Affected before 5.18.3 Fixed in 5.18.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pi-hole:pi-hole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.18.3VulnerablePi-hole
  • cpe:2.3:a:pi-hole:pi-hole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.18.3 Vulnerable ·Pi-hole

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA pi-hole (pi-hole) Fixed in 5.18.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-34361

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • 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-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
  • TI-2025-24251 Pi-Hole AdminLTE Whitelist (now 'Web Allowlist') Remote Command Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
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Sources

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