Untrusted search path in auth_query connection in PgBouncer_CVE-2025-12819

7.5 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-12819

Source PostgreSQL

Published Dec 3, 2025 at 19:00

Modified Dec 3, 2025 at 22:38

Affected Product

Vendor n/a

Product PgBouncer

Affected Versions n/a PgBouncer 0

CWE Classification

CWE-426

References

www.pgbouncer.org /changelog.html

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