CVE-2020-10733

HIGH

7.3

CVSS Score

Published: September 16, 2020 at 02:55 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:48 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPostgreSQL

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Severity

HIGH7.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

PostgreSQL · PostgreSQL

95%

10.0 ≤ v < 10.1311.0 ≤ v < 11.812.0 ≤ v < 12.39.5 ≤ v < 9.5.229.6 ≤ v < 9.6.189.5, 9.6, 10, 11, 12

Affected range stops below 10.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.5.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.6.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201001-0006/

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2038/

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/11/

CVSS

7.3HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-426

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