CVE-2025-8714 | BDVDB-2026-289607 Detail

PostgreSQL

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

References#

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2025-8714/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-08-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-02-26Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-08-14
Last modified: 2026-02-26

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: PostgreSQL

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 56.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 17 and < 17.6
Fixed
17.6
Vulnerable
>= 16 and < 16.10
Fixed
16.10
Vulnerable
>= 15 and < 15.14
Fixed
15.14
Vulnerable
>= 14 and < 14.19
Fixed
14.19
Vulnerable
< 13.22
Fixed
13.22

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).