# CVE-2025-8715: PostgreSQL pg_dump newline in object name executes arbitrary code in psql client and in restore target server

> CVE-2025-8715: PostgreSQL pg_dump newline in object name executes arbitrary code in psql client and in restore target server. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8715
Last updated: 2026-06-17T10:07:29Z

- Published: 2025-08-14 13:00 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 10:07 UTC · Assigner: PostgreSQL
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.43%, 37th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-93

## Description

Improper neutralization of newlines in pg\_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands inside a purpose-crafted object name.  The same attacks can achieve SQL injection as a superuser of the restore target server.  pg\_dumpall, pg\_restore, and pg\_upgrade are also affected.  Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected.  Versions before 11.20 are unaffected.  CVE-2012-0868 had fixed this class of problem, but version 11.20 reintroduced it.

## Affected vendors and products

- n/a: PostgreSQL

## Tracked companies

- [GitLab](https://rewindex.com/company/gitlab.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8715)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8715)
- [https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2025-8715/](https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2025-8715/)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8715 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2025-8715.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2025-8715 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:52.095Z