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CVE-2026-35518 - Vulnerability Analysis

HighCVSS: 8.8

Last Updated: April 7, 2026

Pi-hole FTL - Remote Code Execution

Published: April 7, 2026Updated: April 7, 2026Remote Exploitable

Overview

Pi-hole FTL engine 6.0 to < 6.6 contains a remote code execution caused by injection of arbitrary dnsmasq configuration directives via newline characters in dns.cnameRecords, letting authenticated attackers execute commands on the system.

Severity & Score

Severity: High

CVSS Score: 8.8

Impact

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system, leading to full system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to version 6.6 or later.

References

https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/security/advisories/GHSA-28g5-gg88-wh5m

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-35518
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 8.8
Type: command_injection
Status: new

CWE

CWE-78

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H