CVE-2026-34968

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
52(Track)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Adminer before 5.4.3 Arbitrary File Deletion via SQLite Drop | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-sqlite-drop
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Adminer SQLite Database-List Drop Arbitrary File Deletion · Advisory · vrana/adminer · GitHub

https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-34968(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-30 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-29 13:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-29 01:27 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-29 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-28 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-28 02:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-27 14:41 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-27 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-27 03:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-26 15:32 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-26 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-26 03:58 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-26 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-25 16:24 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-25 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-25 15:50 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-25 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-25 13:52 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-25 13:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-25 02:19 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-25 01:50 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-25 01:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-34968?
CVE-2026-34968 is a high vulnerability published on August 25, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-34968 disclosed?
CVE-2026-34968 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-34968 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-34968 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 74.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-34968?
CVE-2026-34968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-34968?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-34968, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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