pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9 TLS Certificate certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9. Impacted is an unknown function of the component TLS Certificate Handler. This manipulation causes certificate validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12765. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pgAdmin 4 up to 9.9. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component TLS Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

pgAdmin <= 9.9  is affected by a vulnerability in the LDAP authentication mechanism allows bypassing TLS certificate verification.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-12765 since 11/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 281849 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : pgadmin4 (SUSE-SU-2026:0015-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (281849), EUVD (EUVD-2025-169293) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2593). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • SUSE Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source pgAdmin

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 7.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 281849
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : pgadmin4 (SUSE-SU-2026:0015-1)

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
01/07/2026 +55 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9324
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12765 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332359
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2593 - pgAdmin: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2025 14:42
Updated: 01/07/2026 04:01
Changes: 11/13/2025 14:42 (64), 11/14/2025 02:26 (1), 11/16/2025 04:23 (7), 11/20/2025 07:00 (11), 01/06/2026 21:42 (2), 01/07/2026 04:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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