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.

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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.
Title Unauthenticated RCE via Python Config File Injection in SaveConfigFile() (Interger)
Weaknesses CWE-94
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T19:14:43.897Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T21:50:33.545Z

Link: CVE-2026-44888

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T20:16:38.040

Modified: 2026-05-27T20:16:38.040

Link: CVE-2026-44888

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Updated: 2026-05-27T21:00:14Z

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