CVE-2026-7819Network attack vector

Authenticated arbitrary file write via symlink traversal

Published May 11, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026

Path traversal in the File Manager in pgAdmin Development Team pgAdmin 4 before 9.15 allows remote authenticated users to write files. check_access_permission normalizes an attacker-controlled storage path with os.path.abspath but does not resolve symbolic links before the kernel follows them during the write. A user able to place a symlink in that user's storage directory can overwrite any path writable by the pgAdmin process, potentially corrupting application data or interrupting the service.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in the File Manager in pgAdmin Development Team pgAdmin 4 before 9.15 allows remote authenticated users to write files. check_access_permission normalizes an attacker-controlled storage path with os.path.abspath but does not resolve symbolic links before the kernel follows them during the write. A user able to place a symlink in that user's storage directory can overwrite any path writable by the pgAdmin process, potentially corrupting application data or interrupting the service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-7819
Published
May 11, 2026
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
pgAdmin Development Team
Product
pgAdmin 4
Classifications
CWE-61, CWE-22, T1565.001
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

8.1PostgreSQL CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.2GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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