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pgAdmin 4 Database Management Tool Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities in Version 9.18

The development team behind pgAdmin 4, the popular management tool for PostgreSQL databases, has released version 9.18 to address multiple security issues. The update, published on September 17, 2026, includes fixes for four CVEs along with 29 total changes covering new features and bug resolutions. One vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86863, stems from insufficient web server authentication that trusts external HTTP headers, enabling attackers to bypass login and impersonate administrators without passwords. A second issue, CVE-2026-86864, allows command injection through the backup feature when database names are passed as arguments, potentially leading to unauthorized file writes or exfiltration of connection passwords. The update is available now from the official pgAdmin repository.

Top 10 Security Stories: WordPress XSS Flaw, PHP Vulnerabilities, and VMware ESX Issues Lead Weekly Roundup

Security NEXT has published its weekly ranking of the most viewed articles for the period from August 2 to August 8, 2026. The list highlights critical vulnerabilities affecting widely used platforms including WordPress, PHP, pgAdmin 4, VMware ESX, and Chrome. Several entries focus on newly released security updates and ongoing exploitation warnings issued by US authorities. The ranking also includes real-world incidents such as credit card skimming by employees and data leaks caused by phishing attacks. This weekly overview reflects the topics that drew the highest attention from the Japanese cybersecurity community during the specified week.

pgAdmin 4 Issues Critical Security Update Addressing Seven Vulnerabilities Including Prior Patch Failures

The pgAdmin 4 development team has released version 9.17 to resolve seven vulnerabilities in the popular PostgreSQL database management tool. The update covers two newly discovered issues rated Critical, one Critical flaw stemming from incomplete remediation in the previous 9.16 release, and four additional vulnerabilities. Among the new flaws is CVE-2026-17566, an OS command injection vulnerability in the query-based data export feature caused by insufficient SQL validation. Another Critical issue, CVE-2026-17349, allows duplication of shared servers to inadvertently copy stored database credentials belonging to other users. The incomplete fix for CVE-2026-12045 led to CVE-2026-17351, which bypasses the read-only restrictions of the AI Assistant due to differing string literal interpretations between the SQL parsing library and PostgreSQL.