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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-12763 · published 13 November 2025

CVE-2025-12763: Pgadmin 4 os command injection vulnerability

Pgadmin · Pgadmin 4

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.94% · top 40.7% CWE-78 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.94%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9323 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-12763), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.