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

What is CVE-2024-3116?

CVE-2024-3116 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3116?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pgadmin4. It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Pgadmin Pgadmin 4.

How do I fix CVE-2024-3116?

Upgrade pgadmin4 to 8.5 or later.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-3116 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3116 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv, PYSEC-2026-1767.