Is CVE-2024-44069 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-44069 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-10.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-44069?

CVE-2024-44069 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2024-44069?

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Fix CVE-2024-44069 - HIGH pi-hole pi-hole

Description

Pi-hole before 6 allows unauthenticated admin/api.php?setTempUnit= calls to change the temperature units of the web dashboard. NOTE: the supplier reportedly does "not consider the bug a security issue" but the specific motivation for letting arbitrary persons change the value (Celsius, Fahrenheit, or Kelvin), seen by the device owner, is unclear.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PI-HOLE
Published: 8/19/2024
Last Modified: 10/10/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-44069

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