---
id: "CVE-2020-8816"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2020-8816"]
title: "Pi-hole AdminLTE: Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.1
epss: 0.78336
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "Pi-hole AdminLTE", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["dhcp", "exploited", "other", "pi-hole", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required", "not-v4.3.2"]
published_at: "2020-05-29T19:15:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-8816", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8816", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8816", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Pi-hole AdminLTE: Pi-Hole AdminLTE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Pi-hole AdminLTE (the Pi-hole web dashboard, v4.3.2) lets a logged-in dashboard user run code on the server by submitting a crafted DHCP static lease. CISA lists it as actively exploited.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Pi-hole AdminLTE affected ? fixed ?

## How to check

Check the Pi-hole web version in the dashboard footer or with 'pihole -v' and compare it to v4.3.2 or earlier.

## Fix

Update Pi-hole AdminLTE to a release newer than v4.3.2 per vendor instructions (fixed version not stated in the sources).
Restrict dashboard accounts to trusted admins.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2020-8816
- 2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8816
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8816

## From the sources

Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static lease.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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