CVE-2026-44888

Critical

Description

Pi.Alert is a WIFI / LAN intruder detector with web service monitoring. Prior to 2026-05-07, Pi.Alert's SaveConfigFile() endpoint writes user-supplied numeric config values (e.g., SMTP_PORT) directly into pialert.conf without validation. Since pialert.conf is loaded via Python's exec() every 3–5 minutes by the background cron process, an attacker can inject arbitrary Python code and achieve unauthenticated OS-level RCE. On default installations (PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION = False), no credentials are required. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026-05-07.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPi.Alert
PublishedMay 27, 2026
First seenMay 27, 2026

How to fix

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

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