What is CVE-2026-7819?

CVE-2026-7819 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pgadmin Pgadmin_4, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-7819?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pgadmin Pgadmin_4

CVE-2026-7819

Symbolic-link path traversal (CWE-61, CWE-22) in pgAdmin 4 File Manager. check_access_permission used os.path.abspath, which resolves '..' but does not resolve symbolic links, while the subsequent kernel write follows symlinks. An authent…

EPSS: 0.000 (14.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pgadmin Pgadmin_4
Pgadmin.org Pgadmin 4 — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7819?: CVE-2026-7819 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pgadmin Pgadmin_4, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-7819?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.