CVE-2024-3116 HIGH

CVE-2024-3116: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4

Vendor Pgadmin.org
Product pgAdmin 4
Published April 4, 2024
Last update March 14, 2025

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 4, 2024 CVE published
March 14, 2025 Record updated