{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-33765", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-03-23T18:30:14.126Z", "datePublished": "2026-03-27T19:46:57.679Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-27T19:46:57.679Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Pi-hole Web Interface has a Command Injection Vulnerability", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-78", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV4_0": {"attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 8.9, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P", "version": "4.0"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/pi-hole/web/security/advisories/GHSA-828h-5x96-rqx7", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/pi-hole/web/security/advisories/GHSA-828h-5x96-rqx7"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "pi-hole", "product": "web", "versions": [{"version": "< 6.0", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-27T19:46:57.679Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Pi-hole Admin Interface is a web interface for managing Pi-hole, a network-level ad and internet tracker blocking application. Versions prior to 6.0 have a critical OS Command Injection vulnerability in the savesettings.php file. The application takes the user-controlled $_POST['webtheme'] parameter and concatenates it directly into a system command executed via PHP's exec() function. Since the input is neither sanitized nor validated before being passed to the shell, an attacker can append arbitrary system commands to the intended pihole command. Furthermore, because the command is executed with sudo privileges, the injected commands will run with elevated (likely root) privileges. Version 6.0 patches the issue."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-828h-5x96-rqx7", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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{"affected": [{"configurations": [{"platform": null, "status": "affected", "versions": {"scheme": "generic", "value": "[0,6.0)"}}], "enrichment": {"confidence": 100.0, "confidence_source": "matching", "scores": [{"score": 100.0, "source": "matching"}]}, "original": {"product": "web", "source": "cna", "vendor": "pi-hole"}, "product": "web", "vendor": "pi-hole"}], "analysis": {"en": {"generated_at": "2026-03-27T22:05:40.899453+00:00", "value": {"mitigation_remediation": ["Update Pi\u2011hole to version 6.0 or later", "Limit web interface access to trusted networks or block it from the public internet", "Apply network firewall rules to restrict reachability to the Pi\u2011hole management port"], "summary": {"action": "Immediate Patch", "impact": "Remote Command Execution"}, "threat_synthesis": {"affected_systems": "All installations of Pi\u2011hole\u2019s web interface running versions older than 6.0 are affected. Files before this release contain the vulnerable savesettings.php logic, placing exposed systems at risk when the interface is reachable over a network.", "description_and_impact": "The Pi\u2011hole administration page accepts a user\u2011controlled \"webtheme\" value and passes it directly to the shell via PHP\u2019s exec function. Because the input is not sanitized or validated, an attacker can inject arbitrary commands. Executed under sudo privileges, these commands run as root, allowing an attacker to gain full control of the host.", "risk_and_exploitability": "The CVSS score of 8.9 reflects a high\u2011severity vulnerability. While an EPSS score is not available and the flaw is not catalogued in the CISA KEV list, the straightforward web\u2011based exploitation path means that an attacker with network access can readily trigger the injection using the theme submission form. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary root\u2011level command execution and full system compromise."}}}}, "created": "2026-03-29T20:30:21.799937+00:00", "updated": "2026-03-30T07:00:35.996007+00:00", "vendors": ["pi-hole", "pi-hole$PRODUCT$web"]}