Adminer before 5.4.3 Arbitrary File Deletion via SQLite Drop (CVE-2026-34968) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-34968

Adminer before 5.4.3 Arbitrary File Deletion via SQLite Drop

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-34968 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Adminer before 5.4.3 Arbitrary File Deletion via SQLite Drop. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps vrana/adminer (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 25, 2026Updated Aug 25, 2026Source checked Aug 25, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 25, 2026Material review Aug 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps vrana/adminer (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
vrana/adminergeneric	>=0 <5.4.3	5.4.3

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for vrana/adminer.
Review the reported fix. Update vrana/adminer to 5.4.3 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.