VDB-332354 · CVE-2025-12763 · Issue 9323

pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9 on Windows File command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component File Handler. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12763. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9 on Windows. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-12763 since 11/05/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-169295) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2593). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

SUSE Linux
SUSE openSUSE
Open Source pgAdmin

Productinfo

Name

pgAdmin 4

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔒

CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (PostgreSQL): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

11/05/2025 CVE reserved
11/13/2025 +8 days Advisory disclosed
11/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/07/2026 +55 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9323
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-12763 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12763
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332354
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2593 - pgAdmin: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2025 14:39
Updated: 01/07/2026 04:01
Changes: 11/13/2025 14:39 (63), 11/14/2025 02:26 (1), 11/16/2025 04:23 (7), 11/20/2025 07:00 (11), 01/07/2026 04:01 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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