4.2
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-116251
pgAdmin 4: A user's other sessions survive a change of their password
Description

pgAdmin 4 did not invalidate a user's existing sessions when their password changed, either through the user's own change password dialog or through an administrator resetting it in User Management. A session established before the change, for example on another device or by someone who had obtained the old password or a session cookie, therefore stayed logged in after the change, which is the step a user or administrator takes precisely to cut such access off. It remained usable until it expired. The fix rotates the user's session identifier (fs_uniquifier) whenever the password is changed, so every other session of that user is logged out. The session that made the change is logged in again and keeps its database connections. Saved server passwords, including those for shared servers, are re-encrypted under the new key; any that cannot be decrypted are cleared and the user is told. If re-encryption fails, the sessions are still revoked and the saved passwords are cleared rather than the change failing. 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

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-116251 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 MEDIUM f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 4.0 LOW f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
CVSS 4.0 LOW f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
Solution
Update pgAdmin 4 to invalidate user sessions upon password change.
  • Update pgAdmin 4 to version 9.19 or later.
  • Rotate user session identifiers when passwords change.
  • Re-encrypt saved server passwords with the new key.
  • Clear unencrypted saved passwords and notify the user.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/67eab1ba891d24209eb0d4bac050dcc8068d93b7
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10646
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  • New CVE Received by f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

    Oct. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description pgAdmin 4 did not invalidate a user's existing sessions when their password changed, either through the user's own change password dialog or through an administrator resetting it in User Management. A session established before the change, for example on another device or by someone who had obtained the old password or a session cookie, therefore stayed logged in after the change, which is the step a user or administrator takes precisely to cut such access off. It remained usable until it expired. The fix rotates the user's session identifier (fs_uniquifier) whenever the password is changed, so every other session of that user is logged out. The session that made the change is logged in again and keeps its database connections. Saved server passwords, including those for shared servers, are re-encrypted under the new key; any that cannot be decrypted are cleared and the user is told. If re-encryption fails, the sessions are still revoked and the saved passwords are cleared rather than the change failing. This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.19.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/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:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-613
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116251.json">CVE-2026-116251</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/67eab1ba891d24209eb0d4bac050dcc8068d93b7
    Added Reference https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/10646
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