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CVE-2020-8816

High CVSS 7.2 Known exploited

Published 2020-05-29 · last changed 2026-06-17 · added to CISA KEV 2021-12-10

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2020-8816 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-12-10. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2020-8816, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H