CVE-2020-26935

Name: CVE-2020-26935
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-10-10T19:15:12.37+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 67.08%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-26935 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 67.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

67.08%

99.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.6
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	>= 5.0.0, < 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
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35Third Party Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4281Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FHST4E5IJG7IKZTTW3R6MEZPVHJZ472K/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PXK37YEHSDYCIPQSYEMN2OFTP2ZLM7DO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNLGHVDNAEZEGRTUESSSQFM7MZTHIDQ5/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-35Third Party Advisory
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/PMASA-2020-6/Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-26935?

How severe is CVE-2020-26935?

CVE-2020-26935 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 67.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26935?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST