Auth bypass in Pgadmin 4
CVE-2026-17348
In SERVER mode, pgAdmin 4 enforces authentication per route via the @pga_login_required decorator; the application's before_request hook only handles desktop-mode auto-login and the Kerberos/Webserver-auth redirect, so any route shipped without the decorator is reachable without authentication (CWE-306). This is the same defect class previously fixed as CVE-2026-12046 (the sqleditor close/update_connection routes). A follow-up sweep, prompted by a report describing an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-12046, found further routes missing @pga_login_required: the Constraints blueprint's nodes and proplist (object listing) routes and its delete route (a state-mutating DELETE that removes table constraints); preferences.get_all_cli (GET, discloses all CLI-settable preference values); debugger.close (DELETE); and schema_diff.close (DELETE). An unauthenticated network client could therefore enumerate constraint metadata, delete table constraints, read preference values, and force-close debugger or schema-diff sessions belonging to other users, without ever authenticating. Fix adds the missing @pga_login_required decorator (and the corresponding import to the Constraints module) to each of these routes. The change is decorator-only; no behavioral changes to the underlying handlers. This issue affects pgAdmin 4 in SERVER mode: the Constraints and Debugger routes from 1.0, the Schema Diff close route from 4.18, and preferences.get_all_cli from 8.2, all before 9.17.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.002 (14.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Pgadmin Pgadmin_4
- Pgadmin.org Pgadmin 4 — versions 1.0, 4.18, 8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (Patch, patch)
- f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (issue-tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-17348?
- CVE-2026-17348 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pgadmin 4, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2026-17348?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.