Missing authorization in PostgreSQL - CVE-2025-12817
Published: November 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118519
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-12817
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Affected software:
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the CREATE STATISTICS command. A remote user can perform denial of service against other CREATE STATISTICS users by creating in any schema.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-12817
Install updates from vendor's website.