CVE-2025-0218 describes a vulnerability in pgAgent versions prior to 4.2.3, where an insufficiently seeded random number generator is used when creating temporary directories for batch job execution. This allows a local attacker to pre-create these directories, preventing pgAgent from executing scheduled tasks and causing a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, but can lead to high integrity and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgadmin:pgagent:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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