CVE-2026-116251
Published:October 30, 2026
Updated:November 04, 2026
pgAdmin 4 did not invalidate a user's existing sessions when their password changed, either through the user's own change password dialog or through an administrator resetting it in User Management. A session established before the change, for example on another device or by someone who had obtained the old password or a session cookie, therefore stayed logged in after the change, which is the step a user or administrator takes precisely to cut such access off. It remained usable until it expired.
The fix rotates the user's session identifier (fs_uniquifier) whenever the password is changed, so every other session of that user is logged out. The session that made the change is logged in again and keeps its database connections. Saved server passwords, including those for shared servers, are re-encrypted under the new key; any that cannot be decrypted are cleared and the user is told. If re-encryption fails, the sessions are still revoked and the saved passwords are cleared rather than the change failing.
This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.19.
Affected Packages
pgadmin4 (CONDA):
Affected version(s) =9.17 <9.19Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.19pgadmin4 (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=8.0 <9.19 || >=6.2 <9.19 || >=5.0 <9.19 || >=7.0 <9.19 || >=9.0 <9.19 || >=4.20 <9.19Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 9.19Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
2.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration
EPSS
Base Score:
0.11