CVE-2025-12819
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Publication date: 2025-12-03

Last updated on: 2025-12-05

Assigner: PostgreSQL

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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Published
2025-12-03
Last Modified
2025-12-05
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-12-03
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-12819
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Vendor Product Version / Range
pgbouncer pgbouncer to 1.25.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-426 The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an untrusted search path issue in the auth_query connection handler of PgBouncer versions before 1.25.0. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands during the authentication process by sending a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to an attacker executing arbitrary SQL commands without authentication, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the database and its data.

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