Pi-Hole Web 6.x < 6.4.2 (Core) Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-41489)

According to its self-reported Core version, the Pi-Hole instance on the remote host is running a Core version between 6.0 and prior to 6.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability: - Two shell scripts executed as root by systemd pihole-FTL-prestart.sh and...

CVE-2026-41489 Pi-hole: Local privilege escalation via config-controlled path in root-executed service hooks

Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. From 6.0 to before Core 6.4.2 and FTL 6.6.1, two shell scripts executed as root by systemd pihole-FTL-prestart.sh and pihole-FTL-poststop.sh read the files.pid path from this config...