CVE 9.8 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated RCE via Python Config File Injection in SaveConfigFile() (Interger)_CVE-2026-44888

9.8 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

AI Analysis

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Python Config File Injection

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-44888
Source GitHub_M
Published May 27, 2026 at 19:14

Affected Product

Vendor leiweibau
Product Pi.Alert
Version < 2026-05-07
Affected Versions leiweibau Pi.Alert < 2026-05-07

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 9.8 / 10
AI Severity Critical
Vendor leiweibau
Product Pi.Alert
Version < 2026-05-07

References

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