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CVE-2026-44888

CRITICAL Exploitation: PoC
9.8
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-44888
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-05-07 21:50 UTC
Published
2026-05-27 19:14 UTC
Last updated
2026-05-28 13:23 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-94
CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Inject…
Vendor / Product
leiweibau / Pi.Alert
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
PoC
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
leiweibau Pi.Alert — < 2026-05-07
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-94 cna CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.8 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (1)
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