8.9
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-116239
pgAdmin 4: An LDAP or Kerberos login is logged in to another account with the same username
Description

In server mode pgAdmin 4 keeps an account per authentication source, so the same username can exist as, for example, an internal account and an LDAP account. After LDAP or Kerberos authenticated a user, pgAdmin chose the account to log in by username alone, or took the account Flask-Security's login form had looked up, without checking that it came from the source that authenticated the user. The session therefore belonged to another account, with its role, its servers and its saved database passwords: - An LDAP or Kerberos user whose username matched an internal account was logged in as that internal account, including the administrator account created when pgAdmin is first set up. - With internal authentication listed before LDAP or Kerberos in AUTHENTICATION_SOURCES, the login form's internal validation looks up the account whose email was typed and keeps it even though its password does not match. A Kerberos user could type another Kerberos user's principal and be logged in as that user, and an LDAP user could do the same with an LDAP account whose email is their username. Exploitation requires valid credentials for an LDAP directory or Kerberos realm that pgAdmin is configured to use. The fix looks the account up by the authenticated username and the source that authenticated it, and no longer uses the account the login form found for any source but internal authentication. Internal authentication logs in that account only if it is an internal account. Desktop mode is not affected. This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.19.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 30, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-116239 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pgadmin pgadmin_4
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
CVSS 4.0 HIGH f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
CVSS 4.0 HIGH f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
Solution
Update pgAdmin 4 to version 9.19 or later to fix authentication bypass.
  • Update pgAdmin 4 to version 9.19 or later.
  • Review authentication source configurations.
  • Verify user accounts after authentication.
  • Apply vendor-provided patches promptly.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-116239.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/269e32d5ee01f2eb5de36e464d44487a831f2424
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/7378060e5c8f7c3279b8138d371e13fd8b45a729
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10675
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  • New CVE Received by f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

    Oct. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In server mode pgAdmin 4 keeps an account per authentication source, so the same username can exist as, for example, an internal account and an LDAP account. After LDAP or Kerberos authenticated a user, pgAdmin chose the account to log in by username alone, or took the account Flask-Security's login form had looked up, without checking that it came from the source that authenticated the user. The session therefore belonged to another account, with its role, its servers and its saved database passwords: - An LDAP or Kerberos user whose username matched an internal account was logged in as that internal account, including the administrator account created when pgAdmin is first set up. - With internal authentication listed before LDAP or Kerberos in AUTHENTICATION_SOURCES, the login form's internal validation looks up the account whose email was typed and keeps it even though its password does not match. A Kerberos user could type another Kerberos user's principal and be logged in as that user, and an LDAP user could do the same with an LDAP account whose email is their username. Exploitation requires valid credentials for an LDAP directory or Kerberos realm that pgAdmin is configured to use. The fix looks the account up by the authenticated username and the source that authenticated it, and no longer uses the account the login form found for any source but internal authentication. Internal authentication logs in that account only if it is an internal account. Desktop mode is not affected. This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.19.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CWE CWE-639
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116239.json">CVE-2026-116239</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/269e32d5ee01f2eb5de36e464d44487a831f2424
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/7378060e5c8f7c3279b8138d371e13fd8b45a729
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10675
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