What is CVE-2025-12763?

CVE-2025-12763 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-12763?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

RCE in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2025-12763

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12763?: CVE-2025-12763 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-12763?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.