---
id: CVE-2023-5002
aliases:
  - GHSA-ghp8-52vx-77j4
  - PYSEC-2026-1774
title: 'pgAdmin failed to properly control the server code '
summary: 'pgAdmin failed to properly control the server code '
severity: medium
cvss: 6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'
vendor: pgadmin4
product: pgadmin4
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - pgadmin4 < 7.7
patched:
  - pgadmin4 7.7
published: '2023-09-22'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-ghp8-52vx-77j4'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5002'
  - url: 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/6763'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/35f05e49b3632a0a674b9b36535a7fe2d93dd0c2
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239164'
  - url: 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4'
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2S24D3S2GVNGTDNE6SF2OQSOPU3H72UW
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VIRTMQZEE6K7RD37ERZ2UFYFLEUXLQU3
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01784
epssPercentile: 0.77316
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:49.721Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in pgAdmin. This issue occurs when the pgAdmin server HTTP API validates the path a user selects to external PostgreSQL utilities such as pg_dump and pg_restore. Versions of pgAdmin prior to 7.7 failed to properly control the server code executed on this API, allowing an authenticated user to run arbitrary commands on the server.

## Affected packages

- `pgadmin4 < 7.7`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `pgadmin4 7.7`