# CVE-2026-34968: Adminer arbitrary file deletion in SQLite mode

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-34968-adminer-arbitrary-file-deletion-in-sqlite-mode  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-25. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-34968 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-08-25

Adminer is a web-based database management tool that supports multiple database systems including SQLite. An authenticated attacker can delete arbitrary files on the web server by submitting specially crafted file paths through the database drop feature, potentially causing data loss or system compromise if the PHP process has write access to sensitive files.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-34968 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-34968 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-34968?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 25 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Vrana Adminer before 5.4.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-34968?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-34968 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-34968?** Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a path traversal and arbitrary file deletion flaw in Adminer's SQLite database handler. The drop_databases() function accepts user-submitted file paths from POST parameter db[] and passes them directly to PHP's unlink() function without validating the file extension or path, whereas the create and rename operations properly validate that files have .db, .sdb, or .sqlite extensions. An authenticated attacker with a valid CSRF token can submit arbitrary relative paths in the db[] parameter to delete any file writable by the PHP process. The attack requires authentication but no additional user interaction, and affects SQLite mode specifically.

## Affected products

- Vrana Adminer before 5.4.3

## Timeline

- 2026-07-09: disclosed: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc) published
- 2026-08-25: advisory: CVE-2026-34968 published on NVD

## References

- [https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc](https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-6pg3-chwq-wgqc)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-sqlite-drop](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-sqlite-drop)