VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-25696

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-11-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-183
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-697

Primary references