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High-Severity Flaw in PostgreSQL Allows Hackers to Exploit Environment Variables
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-10979 | Incorrect control of environment variables in PostgreSQL PL/Perl allows an unprivileged database user to change sensitive process environment variables (e.g | 8.8 | 4% | PoC |
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Ravie Lakshmanan Nov 15, 2024 Vulnerability / Database Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a high-severity security flaw in the PostgreSQL open-source database system that could allow unprivileged users to alter environment variables, and potentially lead to code execution or information disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10979 , carries a CVSS score of 8. 8.
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