Is CVE-2020-25696 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-25696 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-25696?

CVE-2020-25696 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-25696?

CVE-2020-25696 has an EPSS score of 2.59% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25696?

Upgrade postgresql-13 on debian 11 to 13.1-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-25696

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CWE-183 CWE-697

How to fix

Remediation Available

postgresql-13Debian

Fixed in:13.1-1CVE-2020-25696

postgresql-10Ubuntu

Fixed in:10.15-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4633-1

postgresql-12Ubuntu

Fixed in:12.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4633-1

postgresql-9.5Ubuntu

Fixed in:9.5.24-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-4633-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory1

postgresql.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-183 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2026-21915	Medium	6.7	2.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-1694	Medium	4.9	1.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-1654	High	7.2	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-4399	Medium	6.6	1.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34787	Medium	5.3	1.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-40128	Medium	5.3	1.0%	-	-

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