CVE-2020-25696

HIGH

PostgreSQL <13.1-9.5.24 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 64.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-697 CWE-183
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
postgresql/postgresql 9.5.0 - 9.5.24
Published Nov 23, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026