CVE-2024-3116
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-3116- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1054
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-1054- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv
pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-3116- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-3116- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv
pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1767
pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1767- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13843-1 No score
pgadmin4-8.5-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pgadmin4-8.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13843-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pgadmin4PyPI |
before 8.5 | 8.5 |
pgadmin4PyPI |
before 8.5, plus listed versions 4.204.224.234.244.25 Show 45 moreShow less4.264.274.284.294.305.05.15.25.35.45.55.65.76.106.116.126.136.146.156.166.176.186.196.26.206.216.36.46.56.66.76.86.97.07.17.27.37.47.57.67.77.88.08.18.2 |
8.5 |
pgadmin4openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 8.5-1.1 | 8.5-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | pgAdmin Binary Path API RCE | 2024-03-28 |
| PoC in GitHub | TechieNeurons/CVE-2024-3116_RCE_in_pgadmin_8.4 | 2024-04-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-3116 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Pgadmin 4, published April 4, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.8%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in pgadmin4 8.5.
References
github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7326
gist.github.com/aelmokhtar/689a8be7e3bd535ec01992d8ec7b2b98
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GIF5T34JTTYRGIN5YPT366BDFG6452A2
vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-pgadmin-cve-2024-3116
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3116
Left out here: 2 versions. The JSON record has them.