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

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2025-12762 · GHSA-w2p4-p4rh-qcm3 · PYSEC-2026-454 · Published 13/11/2025 · updated 18/10/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pgadmin4 PyPI	`< 9.10`	`9.10`
pgadmin 4 pgadmin	`< 9.10`	`9.10`

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.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12762 · ADVISORY
pgadmin-org/pgadmin4 · WEB
pgadmin-org/pgadmin4 commit 1d39739 · WEB
pgadmin-org/pgadmin4 · PACKAGE
pypi.org/project/pgadmin4 · PACKAGE
GitHub Advisory GHSA-w2p4-p4rh-qcm3 · ADVISORY

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