# CVE-2026-119426: phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 CSRF Token Bypass via Non-AJAX POST to /sql


- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119426, GHSA-5vv2-vq4f-4f39, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119426

## What is CVE-2026-119426?

CVE-2026-119426 is a high-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, published on 30 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

phpMyAdmin through 5.2.3 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL by bypassing CSRF token checks on non-AJAX POST requests. Attackers can lure authenticated victims into submitting cross-site POSTs carrying sql_query to /sql or /database/sql, running SQL with the victim's database privileges under http or config authentication.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119426?

It affects 1 product.


Products: phpMyAdmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-119426?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-119426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin

- [CVE-2008-7251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7251/): libraries/File.class.php in phpMyAdmin 2.11.x before 2.11.10 creates a temporary directory with 0777 permissions, which has unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-7252](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7252/): phpMyAdmin unsafely handles temporary files (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0203/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin before 2.9.2-rc1 have unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1147/): phpMyAdmin 2.6.0-pl2, and other versions before 2.6.1, with external transformations enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-22452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-22452/): phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119426 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-119426 is a high-severity vulnerability in phpMyAdmin, published on 30 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: phpMyAdmin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119426/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119426/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119426
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119426
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-119426

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119426/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.