CVE-2026-35521

FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the DHCP hosts configuration parameter (dhcp.hosts). This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary dnsmasq configuration directives through newline characters, ultimately achieving command execution on the underlying system. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.6.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

07 Apr 2026, 16:16

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Information

Published : 2026-04-07 16:16

Updated : 2026-04-08 21:27


NVD link : CVE-2026-35521

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35521

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35521


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CWE-93

Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')