CVE-2025-8714

HIGH

PostgreSQL <17.6, <16.10, <15.14, <14.19, <13.22 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-8714. PoCs published by orderby99.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2025-8714, demonstrating RCE in PostgreSQL via crafted `pg_dump` commands. The exploit leverages meta-commands in plain-text dumps to execute arbitrary shell commands during restoration.

Description

Untrusted data inclusion in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands. pg_dumpall is also affected. pg_restore is affected when used to generate a plain-format dump. This is similar to MySQL CVE-2024-21096. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by orderby99 · poc
https://github.com/orderby99/CVE-2025-8714-POC

This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2025-8714, demonstrating RCE in PostgreSQL via crafted `pg_dump` commands. The exploit leverages meta-commands in plain-text dumps to execute arbitrary shell commands during restoration.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PostgreSQL < 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22, and 18 Beta
Auth required
Prerequisites: Docker · Netcat · Bash · Superuser privileges in PostgreSQL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0071
EPSS Percentile 48.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-829
Status published
Products (5)
n/a/PostgreSQL < 13.22
n/a/PostgreSQL 14 - 14.19
n/a/PostgreSQL 15 - 15.14
n/a/PostgreSQL 16 - 16.10
n/a/PostgreSQL 17 - 17.6
Published Aug 14, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026