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CVE-2026-116242NVD
Vulnerability Summary
pgAdmin 4 opens SSH tunnels with the sshtunnel library but gave it neither host_pkey_directories nor ssh_config_file, so it always loaded the unencrypted private keys in ~/.ssh of the operating-system account running pgAdmin, read that account's ~/.ssh/config (IdentityFile, User, HostName, ProxyCommand) for the tunnel host, and could use its ssh-agent. In server mode any user could therefore configure a tunnel to a host that accepts the service account's key, with no credentials of their own or with an identity file that did not exist in their storage, and reach it as that account.
The fix makes tunnels in server mode use only the identity file or password the user configured: the service account's keys, configuration and agent are no longer used, and an identity file that cannot be found in the user's storage is reported instead of falling back to ~/.ssh. Desktop mode is unchanged.
This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.19.
The fix makes tunnels in server mode use only the identity file or password the user configured: the service account's keys, configuration and agent are no longer used, and an identity file that cannot be found in the user's storage is reported instead of falling back to ~/.ssh. Desktop mode is unchanged.
This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.19.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.1 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)High
Integrity (Subsequent System)High
Availability (Subsequent System)None
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.2 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
- pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4 < 9.19
- pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4 9.19