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CVE-2026-44693

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 0.23%

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CVE-2026-44693 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.23%

13.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-44693?
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.
How severe is CVE-2026-44693?
CVE-2026-44693 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-44693?
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Source: NVD / NIST