GHSA-w2p4-p4rh-qcm3: pgAdmin4 vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when running in server mode

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pgAdmin4 vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when running in server mode

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Nov 13, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 13, 2025

Package

pip pgadmin4 (pip)

Description

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

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12762
• pgadmin-org/pgadmin4#9320
• pgadmin-org/pgadmin4@1d39739

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database

Nov 13, 2025

Last updated

Nov 13, 2025

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