---
id: CVE-2026-34968
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 pat…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-08-25'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:23:49.880'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34968'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-sqlite-drop
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00526
epssPercentile: 0.42045
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.285Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.