High 7.3Published Sep 16, 2020

CVE-2020-10733The Windows installer for PostgreSQL 9.5 - 12 invokes system-provided executables that do not have fully-qualified paths.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 12:23 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-426
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

postgresql postgresql postgresql:postgresql	from 9.5 before 9.5.22; from 9.6 before 9.6.18; from 10.0 before 10.13; from 11.0 before 11.8; from 12.0 before 12.3	NVD

References

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201001-0006/	third-party-advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/2038/	vendor-advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/11/	vendor-advisory

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