CVE-2019-10128

postgresql: EnterpriseDB installer does not clear permissive ACL entries

Published Mar 19, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was found in postgresql versions 11.x prior to 11.3. The Windows installer for EnterpriseDB-supplied PostgreSQL does not lock down the ACL of the binary installation directory or the ACL of the data directory; it keeps the inherited ACL. In the default configuration, this allows a local attacker to read arbitrary data directory files, essentially bypassing database-imposed read access limitations. In plausible non-default configurations, an attacker having both an unprivileged Windows account and an unprivileged PostgreSQL account can cause the PostgreSQL service account to execute arbitrary code.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-2170 A vulnerability was found in postgresql versions 11.x prior to 11.3. The Windows installer for EnterpriseDB-supplied PostgreSQL does not lock down the ACL of the binary installation directory or the ACL of the data directory; it keeps the inherited ACL. In the default configuration, this allows a local attacker to read arbitrary data directory files, essentially bypassing database-imposed read access limitations. In plausible non-default configurations, an attacker having both an unprivileged Windows account and an unprivileged PostgreSQL account can cause the PostgreSQL service account to execute arbitrary code.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:10 PM
Reserved
Mar 27, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 19, 2021, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 9, 2019, 12:00 AM