CVE-2026-119334

Pi-hole: file:// adlist read check and curl can resolve different files

State
Published
Severity
2.2 Low
Published
Oct 30, 2026
Updated
Oct 30, 2026
Reserved
Oct 29, 2026

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Description

Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. Prior to 6.5, gravity.sh checks file:// adlist readability with sudo -u pihole test -r but then allows curl, sometimes running as root, to normalize URL dot segments and open a different file. A pihole-readable decoy can therefore pass the check while curl reads a root-only target, and /proc/self paths can similarly resolve against different processes. Exploitation requires an administrator who can add adlists and can place a symlink and decoy on the filesystem. This issue is fixed in version 6.5.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.12.2 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pi-holepi-hole
  • < 6.5Affected

References

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