CVE-2020-8816
Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Critical 9.1
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 10 Dec 2021
Description
Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.
Key facts
- Published
- 29 May 2020
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- mitre
- KEV added
- 10 Dec 2021
- KEV fix due
- 10 Jun 2022
- EPSS
- 78.336% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.587% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 9.1CVSS 3.0, Criticalfrom the CNA (mitre)
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 29 May 2020 Published
- 10 Dec 2021 CVE-2020-8816 added to CISA KEV
- 10 Dec 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
Practice this bug class
HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).