CVE-2025-12763

pgAdmin 4 versions up to 9.9 are affected by a command injection vulnerability on Windows systems. This issue is caused by the use of shell=True during backup and restore operations, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by providing specially crafted file path input.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9323	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Oct 2026, 21:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Las versiones de pgAdmin 4 hasta la 9.9 están afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de inyección de comandos en sistemas Windows. Este problema es causado por el uso de shell=True durante las operaciones de copia de seguridad y restauración, lo que permite a los atacantes ejecutar comandos de sistema arbitrarios al proporcionar una entrada de ruta de archivo especialmente diseñada.

Information

Published : 2025-11-13 13:15

Updated : 2026-10-07 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-12763

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12763

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12763

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows

pgadmin

pgadmin_4

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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