9.8

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

Modified
AliasesGHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqvPYSEC-2026-1767
Published 04-04-2024Last modified 14-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-3116 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 65.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (Metasploit, 28-03-2024)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
65.81%
0%100%
Critical · +0.25 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits4github, reference, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13843-1

Timeline

  1. 04-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

65.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.25 pp

From 65.57% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

4 found
  • githubUnverified

    Pgadmin4

    Maturity: poc

  • githubUnverified

    689A8Be7E3Bd535Ec01992D8Ec7B2B98

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (vicarius.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Show all 4 exploits
  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    pgAdmin Binary Path API RCE

    exploit/windows/http/pgadmin_binary_path_api

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Fedoraproject1 product
Pgadmin1 product
Pgadmin.org1 product
PyPI1 product
  • pgadmin4< 8.5

4 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links