CVE-2020-26935
CriticalphpMyAdmin SQL injection vulnerability
Published May 24, 2022 · Updated Sep 8, 2026 · Also known as BIT-phpmyadmin-2020-26935, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26935, GHSA-7ff4-cv53-4cjq, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26935
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2020-26935 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3.1) affecting Backports Sle (Opensuse), phpMyAdmin, Debian Linux and 5 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including phpMyAdmin 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4, phpMyAdmin 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6, phpMyAdmin 4:4.6.6-4+deb9u2.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
66%
Higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3. A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in how phpMyAdmin processes SQL statements in the search feature. An attacker could use this flaw to inject malicious SQL in to a query.
Affected Products
40 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Backports SleOpensuse | 15.0, 15.0-sp1, 15.0-sp2 | n/a |
| phpMyAdminPhpmyadmin | >= 4.9.0 | 4.9.6 |
| Debian LinuxDebian | 9.0 | n/a |
| FedoraFedoraproject | 31, 32, 33 | n/a |
| LeapOpensuse | 15.1, 15.2 | n/a |
Patched Releases
phpMyAdmin
4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4, 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6, 4:4.6.6-4+deb9u2, 4:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5, 4:4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5+esm1, 4:4.9.5+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 4:4.9.7+dfsg1-1, 4.9.6, 5.0.3, 4.9.6-bp152.2.3.1, 4.9.7-bp151.3.24.1, 5.1.1-1.2
phpMyAdmin-apache
5.1.1-1.2
phpMyAdmin-lang
5.1.1-1.2
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin
4.9.6, 5.0.3
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
May 24, 2022
Last updated
Sep 8, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
References
- advisoryopenSUSE-SU-2020:1675
- advisoryopenSUSE-SU-2020:1806
- advisoryGHSA advisory
- advisoryhttps://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/CVE-2020-26935.yaml
- advisoryhttps://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/commit/d09ab9bc9d634ad08b866d42bb8c4109869d38d2
FAQ
Common Questions.
An issue was discovered in SearchController in phpMyAdmin before 4.9.6 and 5.x before 5.0.3.
Affected: Backports Sle (Opensuse) versions 15.0, 15.0-sp1, 15.0-sp2; phpMyAdmin versions >= 4.9.0; Debian Linux versions 9.0, among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including phpMyAdmin 4:4.0.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm4, phpMyAdmin 4:4.5.4.1-2ubuntu2.1+esm6, phpMyAdmin 4:4.6.6-4+deb9u2.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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