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01 Record

CVE-2026-86863

pgAdmin 4: Authentication bypass via a client-controlled identity header in Webserver authentication mode

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: PostgreSQL
CNA base score9.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

02 Description

pgAdmin 4: Authentication bypass via a client-controlled identity header in Webserver authentication mode

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 47.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-21.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-09-17 15:30Z1 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-09-17 16:01Z1 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-09-08
Assigning CNA
PostgreSQL
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-290Authentication Bypass by SpoofingBase
  • CWE-807Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security DecisionBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
33886f2a0152cc5d87c7ee9754962c51f8d4099ad0f90d3bdd0b324aa52a4c59

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
pgadmin.orgpgAdmin 46.2 to < 9.18—

06 References