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    CVE-2025-12819

    Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.

    Published:Dec 3, 2025
    Last Modified:Dec 27, 2025
    EPS:Dec 3, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00064
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pgbouncer
    Product
    Pgbouncer

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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