【Security Vulnerability Alert】pgAdmin 4 contains a high-risk security vulnerability (CVE-2026-17566), please promptly verify and perform patching
Forwarded National Information Sharing and Analysis Center Information Security Alert NISAC-200-202608-00000003
[Content Description]
Researchers discovered that pgAdmin 4 contains a high-risk Operating System Command Injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-17566). Because the Import/Export Data tool of pgAdmin 4 does not properly handle SQL queries, an authenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Please promptly verify and perform patching.
[Impacted Platform]
pgAdmin 4 versions 1.0 to 9.16
[Recommended Actions]
The official has released a security update for the vulnerability. Please refer to the official instructions for updates. The URL is as follows: https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v917-released-3356/
[Reference]
1. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-17566
2. https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v917-released-3356/