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CVE-2020-10733 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.3 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201001-0006/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2038/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/11/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201001-0006/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2038/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/11/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-426	Untrusted Search Path	[email protected]
CWE-426	Untrusted Search Path	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
postgresql postgresql	>= 9.5, < 9.5.22 >= 9.6, < 9.6.18 >= 10.0, < 10.13 >= 11.0, < 11.8 >= 12.0, < 12.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 6, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 1, 2020	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 22, 2020	Initial Analysis	[email protected]