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CVE-2025-12819

Untrusted search path in auth_query connection in PgBouncer

Published: Dec 3, 2025Updated: Dec 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-426
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-426

Affected Products

pgbouncer
oss-project
pgbouncerOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
PgBouncer
Databases / cache-message-queue
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Тантор Лабс»
commercial·RU
СУБД «Tantor»
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-125x
pgbouncer.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00033.html
lists.debian.org
https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html
pgbouncer.org
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