Description
pgAdmin <= 8.5 is affected by a multi-factor authentication bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker with knowledge of a legitimate account’s username and password may authenticate to the application and perform sensitive actions within the application, such as managing files and executing SQL queries, regardless of the account’s MFA enrollment status.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pgadmin.org | pgAdmin 4 | < 8.6 | 8.6 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 3 | pgadmin4 | 8.5-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2260-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | pgadmin4 | 8.8-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14052-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | pgadmin4 | 8.5-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2260-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pgadmin4 | < 8.6 | 8.6 | GHSA-2mvc-557g-5638 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2024:2260-1 Security update for pgadmin4 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14052-1 pgadmin4-8.8-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1012 pgAdmin: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 17, 2024