CVE-2026-7813Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via writable shared-server field

Published May 11, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026

Improper access control in pgAdmin 4 before 9.15 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands and access other users' data. Server, background-process, and debugger endpoints retrieve user-owned records by guessable IDs without filtering on the requester, while shared-server APIs let non-owners read credentials and overwrite owner-only fields such as passexec_cmd. Server mode and a low-privileged account are required; writing passexec_cmd runs an attacker-chosen shell command in the shared-server owner's process context.

CVSS severity9.4
Critical
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in pgAdmin 4 before 9.15 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands and access other users' data. Server, background-process, and debugger endpoints retrieve user-owned records by guessable IDs without filtering on the requester, while shared-server APIs let non-owners read credentials and overwrite owner-only fields such as passexec_cmd. Server mode and a low-privileged account are required; writing passexec_cmd runs an attacker-chosen shell command in the shared-server owner's process context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-7813
Published
May 11, 2026
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
pgAdmin Development Team
Product
pgAdmin 4
Classifications
CWE-284, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <9.15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

pgAdmin Development Team · pgAdmin 4version=0 <9.15

Published CVSS scores

9.4PostgreSQLCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
9.9PostgreSQLCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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