CVE-2025-12763: PYSEC-2026-1776 - pgAdmin 4 has command injection vulnerability on Windows systems

CVE-2025-12763 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.8 · Published 2025-11-13

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.

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-12763 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-12763 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-12763?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 13 November 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
pgadmin4 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.10.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-12763?
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-2025-12763?
Check whether you run Microsoft Windows, 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

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

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-12763
  • GHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5
  • PYSEC-2026-1776

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