CVE-2026-35517

High

Description

FTLDNS (pihole-FTL) provides an interactive API and also generates statistics for Pi-hole's Web interface. From 6.0 to before 6.6, the Pi-hole FTL engine contains a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the upstream DNS servers configuration parameter (dns.upstreams). This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary dnsmasq configuration directives through newline characters, ultimately achieving command execution on the underlying system. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.6.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPi-hole Ftldns
PublishedApr 7, 2026
First seenApr 7, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pi-hole ftldns6.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.5—

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CVE-2026-35517 · Pi-hole Ftldns · Dark Radar