# CVE-2025-12763: Command injection vulnerability allowing arbitrary command execution on Windows

> Attackers can execute arbitrary system commands on Windows via crafted file paths during backup or restore operations in pgAdmin 4.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rm79-x4g6-hvg5, PYSEC-2026-1776

## What is CVE-2025-12763?

CVE-2025-12763 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4, published on 13 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12763?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pgadmin4. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `pgadmin4` | PyPI | All versions | 9.10 |
| `pgadmin4` | PyPI | All versions | 9.10 |
| `pgadmin4` | PyPI | All versions | 9.10 |

Products: Pgadmin Pgadmin 4.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-12763?

Upgrade pgadmin4 to 9.10 or later.

## Is CVE-2025-12763 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12763 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4

- [CVE-2025-2945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2945/): pgAdmin 4: Remote Code Execution in Query Tool and Cloud Deployment (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-9014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9014/): OAuth2 client id and secret exposed through the web browser in pgAdmin 4 (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-12046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12046/): Deserialization in pgAdmin 4 (critical 9.5)
- [CVE-2026-17351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17351/): SQL injection in pgAdmin 4 (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-17566](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17566/): Command injection in pgAdmin 4 (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-12763 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-12763 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in pgadmin.org pgAdmin 4, published on 13 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12763 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- pgadmin4 (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 9.10
- pgadmin4 (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 9.10
- pgadmin4 (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 9.10

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12763/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12763/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12763
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12763
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12763

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12763/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.