Path traversal in pgadmin
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
pgAdmin 4 versions prior to v6.19 contains a directory traversal vulnerability. A user of the product may change another user's settings or alter the database.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.08826 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pgadmin4 (PyPI): 6.19
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | pgadmin | pgadmin 6.19 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pgadmin4 (PyPI) | before 6.19 | 6.19 | Patch available | GHSA-9crj-hpxh-f6qg |
- pgadmin Vendor— Affected pgadmin 6.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pgadmin4 (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 6.19 Fixed in 6.19 Patch available GHSA-9crj-hpxh-f6qg
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.19 | Vulnerable | pgadmin.org |
- cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.19 Vulnerable ·pgadmin.org
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9crj-hpxh-f6qg pgadmin4 (PyPI) Fixed in 6.19 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0241
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9crj-hpxh-f6qg
References
More pgadmin.org Pgadmin 4 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01901 Unsafe Deserialisation and Remote Code Execution by an Authenticated user in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-02918 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03867 Code injection in pgadmin4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-06875 pgAdmin 4: Cross-user data access and shared-server privilege escalation in server mode CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-02572 pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud Deployment CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-11696 Remote Code Execution vulnerability when restoring PLAIN-format SQL dumps in server mode (pgAdmin 4) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-0241 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0241 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9crj-hpxh-f6qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-0241 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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