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CVE-2024-2044: Unsafe Deserialisation and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user in pgAdmin 4

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 63/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 79.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: pgadmin4 (openSUSE:Leap 15.5) 4.30-150300.3.12.1; pgadmin4 (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.5-1.1; pgadmin4 (PyPI) 8.4.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to pgadmin4 (openSUSE:Leap 15.5) 4.30-150300.3.12.1; pgadmin4 (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.5-1.1; pgadmin4 (PyPI) 8.4 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

pgAdmin <= 8.3 is affected by a path-traversal vulnerability while deserializing users’ sessions in the session handling code. If the server is running on Windows, an unauthenticated attacker can load and deserialize remote pickle objects and gain code execution. If the server is running on POSIX/Linux, an authenticated attacker can upload pickle objects, deserialize them, and gain code execution.

CriticalCVSS 9.9 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Mar 7, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
79.4% · 99th percentile

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Action score

63

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
24 / 30 · 79.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · PostgreSQL
9.9
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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
pgadminpgadmin 4
fedoraprojectfedora

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • fedoraproject fedora40
  • pgadmin pgadmin 4before 8.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (PostgreSQL). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4

    • before 8.4affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
openSUSE:Leap 15.5pgadmin4before 4.30-150300.3.12.14.30-150300.3.12.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpgadmin4before 8.5-1.18.5-1.1
PyPIpgadmin4before 8.48.4
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5pgadmin4before 4.30-150300.3.12.14.30-150300.3.12.1

Same product

pgadmin: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-3116Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4
    60This week
  • CVE-2022-4223The pgAdmin server includes an HTTP API that is intended to be used to validate the path a user selects to external PostgreSQL utilities suc
    59Plan
  • CVE-2025-2945pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud Deployment
    52Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-0241Mar 27, 2023 · pgAdmin 4 versions prior to v6.19 contains a directory traversal vulnerability.
    29Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-5002Sep 22, 2023 · Pgadmin4: remote code execution by an authenticated user
    36Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-4215May 2, 2024 · The Multi Factor Authentication bypass vulnerability in pgAdmin 4
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
opensuse:pgadmin44.30-150300.3.12.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:pgadmin48.4Package registry (OSV)
suse:pgadmin44.30-150300.3.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/pgadmin_session_deserializationpgAdmin Session Deserialization RCEexploit2024-03-04
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12026-09-13

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-4 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+919 d
  4. TodayNov 2, 2026+970 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2024-421556 days apartThe Multi Factor Authentication bypass vulnerability in pgAdmin 4
    35Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-31 · Path Traversal: 'dir\..\..\filename'

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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