CVE-2021-29449

MEDIUM

Pi-hole < 5.2.4 - OS Command Injection

Title source: rule

Description

Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application. Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities were discovered in version 5.2.4 of Pi-hole core. See the referenced GitHub security advisory for details.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC GREAT

by h00die · rubypoc

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/pihole_remove_commands_lpe.rb

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (3)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpj

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163715/Pi-Hole-Remove-Commands-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-02_CSNC-2021-008_Pi-hole_Privilege_Escalation.txt

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3

EPSS 0.1136

EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Details

CWE

CWE-269 CWE-78

Status published

Products (2)

pi-hole/pi-hole < 5.2.4

pi-hole/pi-hole <= 5.2.4

Published Apr 14, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026