---
id: CVE-2025-12763
title: >-
  pgAdmin 4 versions up to 9.9 are affected by a command injection vulnerability
  on Windows systems
summary: >-
  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
  command…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: pgadmin
product: pgadmin_4
affected:
  - pgadmin_4 < 9.10
patched:
  - pgadmin_4 9.10
published: '2025-11-13'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12763'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9323'
    label: f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12763'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/e374edc69239b3e02ecde895e27d9f9e488b87ee
  - url: 'https://github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4'
tags:
  - nvd
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00914
epssPercentile: 0.59942
aliases:
  - GHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5
  - PYSEC-2026-1776
ecosystem: pip
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:52.955Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `pgadmin_4 < 9.10`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `pgadmin_4 9.10`

## Package advisory (CVE-2025-12763)

Affected packages:

- `pgadmin4 < 9.10`

Patched in:

- `pgadmin4 9.10`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5