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    CVE-2021-29449

    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.

    Published:Apr 14, 2021
    Last Modified:Apr 6, 2026
    EPS:Apr 14, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.1136
    CVSS Score:6.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pi-hole
    Product
    Pi-hole

    Exploits

    https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpjhttps://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpjhttps://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpjhttps://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpjhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163715/Pi-Hole-Remove-Commands-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttps://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpjhttps://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-02_CSNC-2021-008_Pi-hole_Privilege_Escalation.txt

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High