CVE-2025-8715
HIGH8.8EPSS 0.08%PostgreSQL pg_dump newline in object name executes arbitrary code in psql client and in restore target server
Published: 8/14/2025Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Improper neutralization of newlines in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user 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 inside a purpose-crafted object name. The same attacks can achieve SQL injection as a superuser of the restore target server. pg_dumpall, pg_restore, and pg_upgrade are also affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected. Versions before 11.20 are unaffected. CVE-2012-0868 had fixed this class of problem, but version 11.20 reintroduced it.
Affected packages (7)
- Alpine/postgresql15from 0, < 15.14-r0
- Alpine/postgresql16from 0, < 16.10-r0
- Alpine/postgresql17from 0, < 17.6-r0
- Bitnami/postgresql>= 11.20.0, < 13.22.0, >= 14.0.0, < 14.19.0, >= 15.0.0, < 15.14.0, >= 16.0.0, < 16.10.0, >= 17.0.0, < 17.6.0
- Debian/postgresql-13from 0, < 13.22-0+deb11u1
- Debian/postgresql-15from 0, < 15.14-0+deb12u1
- Debian/postgresql-17from 0, < 17.6-0+deb13u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |