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CVE-2020-10733 — The Windows installer for PostgreSQL 9

The Windows installer for PostgreSQL 9.5 - 12 invokes system-provided executables that do not have fully-qualified paths. Executables in the directory where the installer loads or the current working directory take precedence over the intended executables. An attacker having perm

CVSS
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EPSS
0.25% (top 52.10%)
CWE
CWE-426
Published
2020-09-16T14:55:56.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T11:14:14.790Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The Windows installer for PostgreSQL 9.5 - 12 invokes system-provided executables that do not have fully-qualified paths. Executables in the directory where the installer loads or the current working directory take precedence over the intended executables. An attacker having permission to add files into one of those directories can use this to execute arbitrary code with the installer's…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / PostgreSQL9.5, 9.6, 10, 11, 12

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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