CVE-2024-3116
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.
Published Updated Sources: NVD, pgadmin.org (CNA), GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory, Red Hat (VEX)
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Reported
not confirmed by CISA
EPSS
66%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
9.8
critical · 2 sources
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
PoC
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Remediation
The vendor's own words where we have them.
Upgrade pgadmin4 to 8.5 or later (pip advisory GHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv).
Red Hat VEX · CVE-2024-3116
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.
- Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
- Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pgadmin.org | pgAdmin 4 | 0 to < 8.5 | Vulnerable |
| pip | pgadmin4 | < 8.5 | Vulnerable |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Availability
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req
None
User Interaction
None
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | CVSS 3.1 | high | 3.1 | 3.7 | CNA, pgadmin.org (CNA), GHSA, Red Hat (VEX) |
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.1 | critical | 3.9 | 5.9 | NVD |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-77Command Injection
Inferred from the weakness class — not observed against this CVE.
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Repositories
11
1 of the 5 sampled are weaponized
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for network-reachable pgAdmin 4, pgadmin4.
- Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 11 public PoC repositories were reported.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.
- 2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 9.8 (AV:N)
Jun 17, 2026 · NVD
- 2024
Initial · CVE published
Apr 4, 2024 · NVD
Added · GHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv published (high)
Apr 4, 2024 · GitHub Security Advisory
References
9 on the record
- gist.github.com/aelmokhtar/689a8be7e3bd535ec01992d8ec7b2b98
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/7326
Exploit, Issue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GIF5T34JTTYRGIN5YPT366BDFG6452A2/
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-pgadmin-cve-2024-3116
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3116
NVD
- github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/fbbbfe22dd468bcfef1e1f833ec32289a6e56a8b
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-27jx-ffw8-xrqv
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3116
Vendor Advisory
Elsewhere on this site
- pgadmin.orgevery CVE for this vendor
- pipevery CVE for this vendor
- Remote Code Execsame class
- CWE-77other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record1
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2024-3116 is Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4, a critical vulnerability affecting pgAdmin 4, pgadmin4 from pgadmin.org, pip. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Exploitation is reported, but no independent confirmation is available in the sources we have. Public exploit evidence is: 11 public PoC repositories reported; 1 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity, while EPSS 66% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.