BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-13

Last updated on: 2025-12-01

Assigner: PostgreSQL

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-13

Last Modified

2025-12-01

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-13

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-12763

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
pgadmin	pgadmin_4	to 9.10 (exc)
microsoft	windows	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-78	The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a command injection issue in pgAdmin 4 versions up to 9.9 on Windows systems. It occurs because the software uses shell=True during backup and restore operations, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by providing specially crafted file path input.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can execute arbitrary system commands on the affected Windows system, potentially leading to full compromise of the system, including unauthorized access, data modification, or denial of service.

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