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CVE-2017-15097: Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL.

MediumCVSS 6.7 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.54% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: postgresql (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client) 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4; postgresql-contrib (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client) 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4; postgresql-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client) 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to postgresql (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client) 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4; postgresql-contrib (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client) 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4; postgresql-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client) 0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Privilege escalation flaws were found in the Red Hat initialization scripts of PostgreSQL. An attacker with access to the postgres user account could use these flaws to obtain root access on the server machine.

Published
Jul 27, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 46th percentile

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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.7
CNA · redhat
6.5
0.2 point gap

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux server aus
redhatenterprise linux server eus
redhatenterprise linux workstation

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Red Hat postgresql init script

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Affected versions · NVD (6)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus7.4
  • redhat enterprise linux server eus7.4
  • redhat enterprise linux server eus7.5
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresqlbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-contribbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-debuginfobefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-develbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-docsbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-libsbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-plperlbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-plpythonbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-pltclbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-serverbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-staticbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-testbefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientpostgresql-upgradebefore 0:9.2.23-3.el7_40:9.2.23-3.el7_4
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresqlbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-contribbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-debuginfobefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-develbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-docsbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-libsbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-plperlbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-plpythonbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-pltclbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-serverbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6
Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:3::el6rh-postgresql94-postgresql-staticbefore 0:9.4.14-2.el60:9.4.14-2.el6

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:postgresql0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-contrib0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-debuginfo0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-devel0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-docs0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-libs0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-plperl0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-plpython0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-pltcl0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-server0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-static0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:postgresql-test0:9.2.23-3.el7_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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