# CVE-2026-46645: SQLAdmin: Authorization Bypass on `ajax_lookup`

> Authenticated users can bypass access restrictions to read model data via the ajax_lookup endpoint in SQLAdmin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-54mc-gghv-4cfj, PYSEC-2026-3073

## What is CVE-2026-46645?

CVE-2026-46645 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in smithyhq sqladmin, published on 10 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQLAdmin is a flexible Admin interface for SQLAlchemy models. Prior to version 0.25.1, the ajax_lookup endpoint in application.py bypasses the is_accessible() access control check that all other endpoints enforce. If a developer restricts model access by overriding is_accessible(), an authenticated user can still query that model's data through the ajax_lookup endpoint — silently bypassing the restriction. This issue has been patched in version 0.25.1.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46645?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including sqladmin.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `sqladmin` | PyPI | All versions | 0.25.1 |
| `sqladmin` | PyPI | All versions | 0.25.1 |
| `sqladmin` | PyPI | All versions | 0.25.1 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46645?

Upgrade sqladmin to 0.25.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-46645 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/rootdirective-sec/CVE-2026-46645-Analysis-Lab (github_poc): https://github.com/rootdirective-sec/CVE-2026-46645-Analysis-Lab

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46645 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46645 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in smithyhq sqladmin, published on 10 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46645 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- sqladmin (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.25.1
- sqladmin (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.25.1
- sqladmin (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.25.1

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-2026-46645/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46645/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46645
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46645
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46645

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46645/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.