Is CVE-2026-7819 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-7819 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-7819 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-7819 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-7819?

CVE-2026-7819 has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-7819

CWE-61Published: May 11, 2026· Updated: May 13, 2026

8.1

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.04%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:12.4th

Official Description

Symbolic-link path traversal (CWE-61, CWE-22) in pgAdmin 4 File Manager.

check_access_permission used os.path.abspath, which resolves '..' but does not resolve symbolic links, while the subsequent kernel write follows symlinks. An authenticated user could plant a symbolic link inside their own storage directory pointing outside it and induce pgAdmin to write to any path reachable by the pgAdmin process.

Fix switches the access check to os.path.realpath for both source and destination, and adds an _open_upload_target helper that opens the target with O_NOFOLLOW (mode 0o600) to close the leaf-component TOCTOU between the access check and the open. File mode is hardened from 0o644 to 0o600.

This issue affects pgAdmin 4: before 9.15.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-7819 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.1.