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pgAdmin < 9.11 RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 279099

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Synopsis

The pgAdmin instance installed on the remote host is affected by remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of pgAdmin installed on the remote host is prior to 9.11. It is, therefore, affected by remote code execution vulnerability:

 - pgAdmin versions up to 9.10 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. (CVE-2025-13780)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade pgAdmin to version 9.11 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0f3a47bd

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxmw-jcgr-w44v

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 279099

File Name: pgadmin_9_11.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 12/18/2025

Updated: 2/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-13780

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:postgresql:pgadmin_4

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13780

IAVB: 2025-B-0206