Privilege escalation via extension command injection
Published Nov 12, 2024 · Updated Jul 8, 2025
Command injection in Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. Microsoft identifies improper command-element neutralization in an extension but has not disclosed the extension, code path, or affected command. Exploitation requires high privileges and network access to the managed service; successful injection elevates privileges within the database environment.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. Microsoft identifies improper command-element neutralization in an extension but has not disclosed the extension, code path, or affected command. Exploitation requires high privileges and network access to the managed service; successful injection elevates privileges within the database environment.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-49042
- Published
- Nov 12, 2024
- Updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=12.20 <12.20
- Affected versionversion=13.16 <13.16
- Affected versionversion=14.13 <14.13
- Affected versionversion=15.8 <15.8
- Affected versionversion=16.4.0 <16.4
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