What is CVE-2026-50130?

CVE-2026-50130 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pi-hole, classified under CWE-282. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-50130?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pi-hole

CVE-2026-50130

Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. From 6.0 to 6.4.2, a user with code execution as the unprivileged pihole user can escalate to root by replacing /etc/pihole/…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pi-hole — versions >= 6.0.0, < 6.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-282

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-50130?: CVE-2026-50130 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pi-hole, classified under CWE-282. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-50130?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.