Upstream information
Description
libpq looks a connection service up in the service file of the operating-system account running pgAdmin 4, and an entry there can hold a password or name a password file or client certificate. In server mode any user could set a server's Service, or a "service" connection parameter, to one of those entries and connect with its credentials. A PGPASSWORD or PGSERVICE variable set for that account was likewise used by libpq for every connection without a value of its own and passed on to the utilities, and pg_dumpall read a maintenance database name such as "service=..." as a connection string.The fix adds the SERVER_MODE_ALLOWED_SERVICES setting, empty by default: in server mode only a listed service can be used, the servicefile parameter is refused, and PGPASSWORD and PGSERVICE are removed from pgAdmin's environment at startup. The allowlist is checked again on the final connection string, and the pg_dumpall database name is wrapped as a connection string.
This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.19.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (PostgreSQL) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | High |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Changed | Changed |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | None | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | CNA (PostgreSQL) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/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 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | High |
| Attack Requirements | Present | Present |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | None | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | High | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | High | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | pgadmin4 | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Mon Nov 2 12:59:05 2026CVE page last modified: Mon Nov 2 14:53:00 2026