7.3

CVE-2020-10733: postgresql Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 7.3v3.1HighModified
Published 16-09-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-10733 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 administrative rights.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.53% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Postgresql1 product
  • postgresql≥ 9.5, < 9.5.22 | ≥ 9.6, < 9.6.18 | ≥ 10.0, < 10.13 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.8 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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