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CVE-2024-3116PYSEC-2026-1767GHSA-27JX-FFW8-XRQV

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 8.5
1 Metasploit module, 1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

pgAdmin <= 8.4 is affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability through the validate binary path API. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server hosting PGAdmin, posing a severe risk to the database management system's integrity and the security of the underlying data.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4

    fixed in 8.5

  • pgadmin4PyPI

    fixed in 8.5

References 5

GitHub · pgadmin-org/pgadmin4

gist.github.com

lists.fedoraproject.org

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · TechieNeurons/CVE-2024-3116_RCE_in_pgadmin_8.4