CVE-2026-44888 PUBLISHED

Unauthenticated RCE via Python Config File Injection in SaveConfigFile() (Interger)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 07.05.2026 Published: 27.05.2026 Updated: 28.05.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor leiweibau
Product Pi.Alert
Versions
  • Version < 2026-05-07 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE