CVE-2025-12762: pgAdmin4 vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when running in server mode

November 13, 2025

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2p4-p4rh-qcm3
github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4
github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/1d397395f75320ca1d4ed5e9ca721c603415e836
github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9320
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12762

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