High severity · published Aug 25, 2026
CVE-2026-34968
Adminer before 5.4.3 Arbitrary File Deletion via SQLite Drop
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AD
adminer · vrana
before 5.4.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34968
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34968
github.com
https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-sqlite-drop
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