CVE-2025-8714Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Restore-user code execution via untrusted psql meta-commands

Published Aug 14, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Code injection in PostgreSQL before 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 allows remote authenticated users to execute code during restore. pg_dump and pg_dumpall fail to prevent origin-server data from becoming psql meta-commands, while plain output from pg_restore has the same flaw. Exploitation requires superuser control of the origin server and restoration of the crafted dump with psql; commands run as the restoring user's OS account.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.74%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in PostgreSQL before 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 allows remote authenticated users to execute code during restore. pg_dump and pg_dumpall fail to prevent origin-server data from becoming psql meta-commands, while plain output from pg_restore has the same flaw. Exploitation requires superuser control of the origin server and restoration of the crafted dump with psql; commands run as the restoring user's OS account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-8714
Published
Aug 14, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Product
PostgreSQL
Classifications
CWE-829, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <13.22
  2. Affected versionversion=14 <14.19
  3. Affected versionversion=15 <15.14
  4. Affected versionversion=16 <16.10
  5. Affected versionversion=17 <17.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

PostgreSQL Global Development Group · PostgreSQLversion=0 <13.22; version=14 <14.19; version=15 <15.14; version=16 <16.10; version=17 <17.6

Published CVSS scores

8.8PostgreSQL Global Development GroupCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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