CVE-2024-2044
CriticalPublic exploitpgAdmin 4 vulnerable to Unsafe Deserialization and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user
Published Mar 7, 2024 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Also known as GHSA-rj98-crf4-g69w, PYSEC-2026-453, SUSE-SU-2024:1340-1
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2024-2044 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.4 v4) affecting pgAdmin 4, Fedora (Fedoraproject), pgAdmin4 (pypi) and 6 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
- EPSS estimates a 79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including pgAdmin 4 8.4, pgAdmin4 4.30-150300.3.12.1, pgAdmin4 8.4.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v4
9.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
79%
Higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
Available
Proof-of-concept or weaponized module
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Description
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.
Affected Products
60 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pgAdmin 4Pgadmin | See advisory | 8.4 |
| FedoraFedoraproject | 40 | n/a |
| pgAdmin4pypi | See advisory | 8.4 |
| pgadmin4-cloudsuse | See advisory | 8.5-1.1 |
| pgadmin4-desktopsuse | See advisory | 8.5-1.1 |
Patched Releases
pgAdmin 4
8.4
pgAdmin4
4.30-150300.3.12.1, 8.4, 8.5-1.1
pgadmin4-cloud
8.5-1.1
pgadmin4-desktop
8.5-1.1
pgadmin4-doc
4.30-150300.3.12.1, 8.5-1.1
pgadmin4-web
4.30-150300.3.12.1
pgadmin4-web-uwsgi
4.30-150300.3.12.1, 8.5-1.1
system-user-pgadmin
8.5-1.1
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Mar 7, 2024
Last updated
Aug 12, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-31 Path Traversal: 'dir\..\..\filename'
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
- advisoryhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/1221172
- advisoryGHSA advisory
- advisoryhttps://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/2xxx/CVE-2024-2044.json
- advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2044
- advisoryhttps://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241340-1/
FAQ
Common Questions.
pgAdmin <= 8.3 is affected by a path-traversal vulnerability while deserializing users’ sessions in the session handling code.
Affected: pgAdmin 4; Fedora (Fedoraproject) versions 40; pgAdmin4 (pypi), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including pgAdmin 4 8.4, pgAdmin4 4.30-150300.3.12.1, pgAdmin4 8.4.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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