Adminer before 6.1.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated SQLite users to bypass ATTACH and VACUUM INTO restrictions by prefixing statements with a UTF-8 byte-order mark. Attackers can attach a database file at a PHP-served path and create a table named with PHP code to execute it as the web server user.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/adminer-before-6.1.1-rce-via-utf-8-bom-sqlite-attach-bypass
https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-r9r5-j5q8-8c59
Published: 2026-10-12
Updated: 2026-10-16
Base Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.6
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00645