8.4
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-116249
pgAdmin 4: Connection file paths and parameter keys escape the user's storage directory
Description

In server mode pgAdmin 4 resolves a server's password file, SSL certificate, key, CRL and SSH tunnel identity file relative to the user's storage directory, but get_complete_file_path() only stripped leading slashes before joining the two. A path such as "../<another user>/.pgpass", set through the server dialog, the REST API or a servers.json import, therefore named another user's file, and connecting used that user's saved passwords, client certificate or SSH key. The sslkeylogfile connection parameter was passed to libpq unchanged, so a path outside storage let libpq create or append a file as the account running pgAdmin. make_conninfo() also quoted connection parameter values but not their names, so a crafted parameter name could smuggle additional keyword=value pairs past these checks. The fix requires the resolved path, with symbolic links followed, to stay inside the user's storage directory or the named shared storage directory, confines sslkeylogfile the same way, and accepts only exact libpq keywords as connection parameter names. A refused path or keyword is reported instead of letting libpq fall back to a default. 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 :

Yes !

Source :

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

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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 path traversal and parameter smuggling vulnerabilities.
  • Update pgAdmin 4 to version 9.19 or later.
  • Validate server configuration files after update.
  • Ensure user storage directories are properly secured.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/2afe505ef4a31591796449d54ab1604355ff06c2
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10650
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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 resolves a server's password file, SSL certificate, key, CRL and SSH tunnel identity file relative to the user's storage directory, but get_complete_file_path() only stripped leading slashes before joining the two. A path such as "../<another user>/.pgpass", set through the server dialog, the REST API or a servers.json import, therefore named another user's file, and connecting used that user's saved passwords, client certificate or SSH key. The sslkeylogfile connection parameter was passed to libpq unchanged, so a path outside storage let libpq create or append a file as the account running pgAdmin. make_conninfo() also quoted connection parameter values but not their names, so a crafted parameter name could smuggle additional keyword=value pairs past these checks. The fix requires the resolved path, with symbolic links followed, to stay inside the user's storage directory or the named shared storage directory, confines sslkeylogfile the same way, and accepts only exact libpq keywords as connection parameter names. A refused path or keyword is reported instead of letting libpq fall back to a default. 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:L/VA:L/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:L
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CWE CWE-73
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116249.json">CVE-2026-116249</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/2afe505ef4a31591796449d54ab1604355ff06c2
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10650
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