{
    "id": "CVE-2020-8816",
    "published": "2020-05-29 19:15:10",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 03:26:59",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-78",
    "description": "Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.",
    "epss_score": "0.78190",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99565",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-06-10",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:25:59",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-10."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "pi-hole",
            "product": "pi-hole"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2020-8816",
        "date_added": "2021-12-10",
        "due_date": "2022-06-10",
        "vendor": "Pi-hole",
        "product": "AdminLTE",
        "name": "Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "48727",
            "title": "Pi-hole 4.3.2 - Remote Code Execution (Authenticated)",
            "date": "2020-08-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48727"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157861/Pi-Hole-4.3.2-DHCP-MAC-OS-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158737/Pi-hole-4.3.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/commits/master",
        "https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/pull/1165",
        "https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v4.3.3",
        "https://natedotred.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/cve-2020-8816-pi-hole-remote-code-execution/",
        "https://twitter.com/Nate_Kappa/status/1243900213665902592?s=20",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157861/Pi-Hole-4.3.2-DHCP-MAC-OS-Command-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158737/Pi-hole-4.3.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/commits/master",
        "https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/pull/1165",
        "https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/releases/tag/v4.3.3",
        "https://natedotred.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/cve-2020-8816-pi-hole-remote-code-execution/",
        "https://twitter.com/Nate_Kappa/status/1243900213665902592?s=20",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8816"
    ]
}