Code Injection in PostgreSQL - CVE-2025-8714
Published: August 14, 2025 / Updated: November 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114095
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8714
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Affected software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary psql code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in pg_dump. A malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary psql code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands, such as pg_dump, pg_dumpall, and pg_restore.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-8714
Install updates from vendor's website.