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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w2p4-p4rh-qcm3 pgAdmin4 vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when running in server mode
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pgadmin
Pgadmin pgadmin 4
Vendors & Products Pgadmin
Pgadmin pgadmin 4

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Remote Code Execution vulnerability when restoring PLAIN-format SQL dumps in server mode (pgAdmin 4)
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PostgreSQL

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-14T04:55:28.003Z

Reserved: 2025-11-05T17:30:05.059Z

Link: CVE-2025-12762

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-11-13T13:15:44.620

Modified: 2025-11-13T13:15:44.620

Link: CVE-2025-12762

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2025-11-14T09:27:59Z