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CVE-2025-13780: pgadmin4 has a Meta-Command Filter Command Execution

December 11, 2025 (updated December 12, 2025)

The PLAIN restore meta-command filter introduced in pgAdmin as part of the fix for CVE-2025-12762 does not detect meta-commands when a SQL file begins with a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark (EF BB BF) or other special byte sequences. The implemented filter uses the function has_meta_commands(), which scans raw bytes using a regular expression. The regex does not treat the bytes as ignorable, so meta-commands such as \\! remain undetected. When pgAdmin invokes psql with –file, psql strips the bytes and executes the command. This can result in remote command execution during a restore operation.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxmw-jcgr-w44v
  • github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4
  • github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/1d397395f75320ca1d4ed5e9ca721c603415e836
  • github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/commit/d5a909f14cb9713d89b49481ad1929fad89f4576
  • github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/issues/9368
  • github.com/pgadmin-org/pgadmin4/pull/9426
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13780

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Affected versions

All versions before 9.11

Fixed versions

  • 9.11

Solution

Upgrade to version 9.11 or above.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Source file

pypi/pgadmin4/CVE-2025-13780.yml

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