CVE-2021-29449 (GCVE-0-2021-29449)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-04-14 22:05
Modified
2026-04-06 14:56
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pi-hole pi-hole Version: <= 5.2.4
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