CVE-2025-12763
Command injection vulnerability allowing arbitrary command execution on Windows
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Command injection vulnerability allowing arbitrary command execution on Windows
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-12763- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-169295
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-169295- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5
pgAdmin 4 has command injection vulnerability on Windows systems
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.
- Record
GHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-12763- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Command injection vulnerability allowing arbitrary command execution on Windows
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-12763- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5
pgAdmin 4 has command injection vulnerability on Windows systems
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.
- Record
GHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1776
pgAdmin 4 has command injection vulnerability on Windows systems
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1776- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15818-1 No score
pgadmin4-9.11-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pgadmin4-9.11-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15818-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pgadmin4PyPI |
through 9.9 | 9.10 |
pgadmin4PyPI |
before 9.10, plus listed versions 4.204.224.234.244.25 Show 45 moreShow less4.264.274.284.294.305.05.15.25.35.45.55.65.76.106.116.126.136.146.156.166.176.186.196.26.206.216.36.46.56.66.76.86.97.07.17.27.37.47.57.67.77.88.08.18.10 |
9.10 |
pgadmin4openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 9.11-1.1 | 9.11-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-12763 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Pgadmin 4, published November 13, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in pgadmin4 9.10.
References
github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9323
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12763
Left out here: 22 versions. The JSON record has them.