Untrusted data inclusion in PostgreSQL pg_dump tar-format restore.sql allows a compromised origin server to execute arbitrary code as the client operating system account running psql, via the predictable restriction key in restore.sql. This is a gap in the fix for CVE-2025-8714. restore.sql is undocumented. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.
| Affected Version | Fixed In | Fix Published |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 18.7 | 2026-11-12 |
| 17 | 17.12 | 2026-11-12 |
| 16 | 16.16 | 2026-11-12 |
| 15 | 15.20 | 2026-11-12 |
| 14 | 14.25 | 2026-11-12 |
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| Overall Score | 8.8 |
|---|---|
| Component | client |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
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