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CVE-2026-35517
FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the upstream DNS servers configuration parameter (dns.upstreams). This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary dnsmasq configuration directives through newline characters, ultimately achieving command execution on the underlying system. This vulnerability is fixe
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac74e162a13c3c91400754f2aa97baa4f0587912915c5f64bc2201de0b4765ec · sha256:bc57a4b4e6ba2d0a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-93","description":"CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac74e162a13c3c91400754f2aa97baa4f0587912915c5f64bc2201de0b4765ec · sha256:bc57a4b4e6ba2d0a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"FTL","vendor":"pi-hole","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 6.0, < 6.6"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac74e162a13c3c91400754f2aa97baa4f0587912915c5f64bc2201de0b4765ec · sha256:bc57a4b4e6ba2d0a… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac74e162a13c3c91400754f2aa97baa4f0587912915c5f64bc2201de0b4765ec · sha256:bc57a4b4e6ba2d0a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac74e162a13c3c91400754f2aa97baa4f0587912915c5f64bc2201de0b4765ec · sha256:bc57a4b4e6ba2d0a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-93","description":"CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac74e162a13c3c91400754f2aa97baa4f0587912915c5f64bc2201de0b4765ec · sha256:bc57a4b4e6ba2d0a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/security/advisories/GHSA-23w8-7333-p9fj","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/security/advisories/GHSA-23w8-7333-p9fj"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ac74e162a13c3c91400754f2aa97baa4f0587912915c5f64bc2201de0b4765ec · sha256:bc57a4b4e6ba2d0a… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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