CVE-2020-26935

9.8 CRITICAL 64% exploit odds Drop everything Fix listed Injection Web app

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 63.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2020-10-10 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2020-10-10 19:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 03:08 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 63.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2020-10-10 19:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 03:08 UTC
Exploit probability: 63.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-89 · SQL injection
Record status: Modified

Affected

Phpmyadmin < 4.9.6
Phpmyadmin < 5.0.3
Opensuse Backports Sle 15.0
Opensuse Leap 15.1
Opensuse Leap 15.2
Fedoraproject Fedora 31
Fedoraproject Fedora 32
Fedoraproject Fedora 33

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record