CVE-2025-0218: pgAgent scheduled batch job scripts are created in a predictable temporary directory potentially allowing a denial of service
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-0218 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in pgadmin pgagent. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 07-01-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When batch jobs are executed by pgAgent, a script is created in a temporary directory and then executed. In versions of pgAgent prior to 4.2.3, an insufficiently seeded random number generator is used when generating the directory name, leading to the possibility for a local attacker to pre-create the directory and thus prevent pgAgent from executing jobs, disrupting scheduled tasks.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.17% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-340Generation of Predictable Numbers or IdentifiersThe product uses a scheme that generates numbers or identifiers that are more predictable than required.
- CWE-330Use of Insufficiently Random ValuesThe product uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- pgagentAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.2.3-1 | < 4.0.0-8+deb11u1
Pgadmin1 product
- pgagent< 4.2.3
Ubuntu1 product
- pgagentAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
