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🛡️ CVE-2024-10979 — postgresql

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-15 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

PostgreSQL PL/Perl environment variable changes execute arbitrary code

Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g. PATH). That often suffices to enable arbitrary code execution, even if the attacker lacks a database server operating system user. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2024-10979 is classified as CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting. One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user.

Affected software

CVE-2024-10979 is recorded against 1 package.

  • postgresql

Timeline and source

Published on 16 November 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from OSV.

References

www.postgresql.org (Web)
github.com (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)

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Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-15: External Control of System or Configuration Setting) in other software:

CVE-2024-10979 on other distributions

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Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-15
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source OSV
Published 2024-11-16
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
postgresql — —

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