High 7.3Published Aug 24, 2020

CVE-2020-14350It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 1:40 AM ET)

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It was found that some PostgreSQL extensions did not use search_path safely in their installation script. An attacker with sufficient privileges could use this flaw to trick an administrator into executing a specially crafted script, during the installation or update of such extension. This affects PostgreSQL versions before 12.4, before 11.9, before 10.14, before 9.6.19, and before 9.5.23.

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 9.5.23; from 9.6 before 9.6.19; from 10.0 before 10.14; from 11.0 before 11.9; from 12.0 before 12.4	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	9.0	NVD
opensuse leap opensuse:leap	15.1; 15.2	NVD
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux	16.04; 18.04; 20.04	NVD

References

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00043.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00044.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00049.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00050.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00003.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00008.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1865746	issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00028.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-13	third-party-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200918-0002/	third-party-advisory
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