CVE-2025-12762

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.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 5.3

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9320	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-11-13 13:15

Updated : 2025-12-01 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-12762

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12762

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12762

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Products Affected

pgadmin

pgadmin_4

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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