CVE-2025-12763
MEDIUMDescription
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.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-78 (OS Command Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-1498 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2014-6271 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2019-16920 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2022-44877 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2020-8515 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2020-9054 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
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