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CVE-2025-55282

aiven aiven-db-migrate — aiven-db-migrate allows Privilege Escalation via unrestricted search_path during migration

EPSS 0.7%CVSS 9.1
critical.is priorityof 100
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CVSS 9.1 (CNA)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 54.0.540 × 2010.8No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

aiven-db-migrate is an Aiven database migration tool. Prior to 1.0.7, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a user to elevate to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases during a migration from an untrusted source server. By exploiting a lack of search_path restriction, an attacker can override pg_catalog and execute untrusted operators as a superuser. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.7.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
aiven-db-migrate< 1.0.7–CNA

Scores by source

GitHub_M (CNA)9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

References

refgithub.com/aiven/aiven-db-migrate/security/advisories/GHSA-hmvf-93r4-36f9refgithub.com/aiven/aiven-db-migrate/commit/39517dc55720055d93262033b142a365f5bf92c5