CVE-2021-29449 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2021-04-14

Score: 6.3 Medium

EPSS: 11.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

pi-hole

pi-hole

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 5.2.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pi-hole:pi-hole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1136.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Pi-hole Pi-hole

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2021-04-14T22:05:17.000Z

Updated: 2026-04-06T14:56:05.180Z

Reserved: 2021-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-29449

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-14T22:15:12.513

Modified: 2026-04-06T15:17:04.243

Link: CVE-2021-29449

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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