pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9 PLAIN-format Dump File injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PLAIN-format Dump File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-12762. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9. This affects some unknown functionality of the component PLAIN-format Dump File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

pgAdmin versions up to 9.9 are affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability that occurs when running in server mode and performing restores from PLAIN-format dump files. This issue allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the server hosting pgAdmin, posing a critical risk to the integrity and security of the database management system and underlying data.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-12762 since 11/05/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-169296) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2593). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • SUSE Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source pgAdmin

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.1
CNA Vector (PostgreSQL): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: pgAdmin 4 9.10

Timelineinfo

11/05/2025 CVE reserved
11/13/2025 +8 days Advisory disclosed
11/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/05/2026 +173 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9320
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12762 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12762
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332355
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2593 - pgAdmin: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2025 14:40
Updated: 05/05/2026 13:20
Changes: 11/13/2025 14:40 (62), 11/14/2025 07:29 (1), 11/16/2025 04:23 (7), 11/20/2025 07:00 (11), 01/07/2026 04:01 (1), 05/05/2026 13:17 (1), 05/05/2026 13:18 (1), 05/05/2026 13:20 (5)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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