CVE-2025-12819
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.
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affected products (13)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-2734PgBouncer: Schwachstelle ermöglicht SQL injectionDeutsch2025-12-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in PgBouncer ausnutzen, um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-pgbouncer-2025-12819Untrusted search path in auth_query connection in PgBouncer2025-12-06vendor · osvUS
Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.
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references (5)
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- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12819cnnvd
- https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-125xcnnvd
- https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-125xenisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00033.htmlnvd
- https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-125xRelease Notesnvd
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