CVE-2025-12763: Command injection vulnerability allowing arbitrary command execution on Windows
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-12763 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in pgadmin pgadmin_4. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 13-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA6.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.02 pp
From 0.94% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Pgadmin1 product
- pgadmin_4< 9.10
Pgadmin.org1 product
- pgadmin 4≤ 9.9
PyPI1 product
- pgadmin4< 9.10
3 vendors · 3 products
References
6 links
- pypi.org/project/pgadmin4PACKAGE