CVE-2025-12762: PYSEC-2026-454 - pgAdmin4 vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when running in server mode

CVE-2025-12762 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2025-11-13

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.

Technologies: Pgadmin 4, pgadmin4 (PyPI). Vendors: pgAdmin, PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-12762 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-12762 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-12762?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 13 November 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
pgadmin4 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.10.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-12762?
Yes. pgadmin4 (PyPI): upgrade to 9.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-12762?
Check whether you run Pgadmin 4 or pgadmin4 (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • pgadmin4 (PyPI): upgrade to 9.10 or later
    pip install "pgadmin4>=9.10"

Affected products

  • Pgadmin 4
  • pgadmin4 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.10

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-12762
  • GHSA-w2p4-p4rh-qcm3
  • PYSEC-2026-454

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