8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-44693
Pi-hole FTL: Unauthenticated Session Hijacking via Race Condition on Global Session Buffer
Description

Pi-hole FTL is the core engine of the Pi-hole network-level advertisement and tracker blocker. Prior to version 6.6.1, Pi-hole FTL contains a race condition vulnerability in the HTTP session management subsystem, introduced with the v6.0 rewrite of the embedded CivetWeb-based web server. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.1.

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 10, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Pi-hole FTL to version 6.6.1 or later to fix a race condition vulnerability.
  • Update Pi-hole FTL to version 6.6.1.
  • Apply updates using the Pi-hole update mechanism.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-44693.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.1
https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/security/advisories/GHSA-9ff5-f3v5-2xc7
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Pi-hole FTL is the core engine of the Pi-hole network-level advertisement and tracker blocker. Prior to version 6.6.1, Pi-hole FTL contains a race condition vulnerability in the HTTP session management subsystem, introduced with the v6.0 rewrite of the embedded CivetWeb-based web server. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.1.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added Reference https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/tag/v6.6.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/security/advisories/GHSA-9ff5-f3v5-2xc7
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