postgresql: Windows installer writes superuser password to unprotected temporary file
Published Oct 29, 2019
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Postgresql Windows installer before versions 11.5, 10.10, 9.6.15, 9.5.19, 9.4.24 is vulnerable via superuser writing password to unprotected temporary file.
Affected products
-
- Version all 10.x before 10.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version all 11.x before 11.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version all 9.4.x before 9.4.24StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version all 9.5.x before 9.5.19StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version all 9.6.x before 9.6.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | n/a |
|
- < 9.4.24
- ≥ 9.5.0 · < 9.5.19
- ≥ 9.6.0 · < 9.6.15
- ≥ 10.0 · < 10.10
- ≥ 11.0 · < 11.5
No data.
Red Hat Decision Manager 7
postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libpq
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
postgresql:10/postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
postgresql:9.6/postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Process Automation 7
postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 5
rh-postgresql95-postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-postgresql10-postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-postgresql96-postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 3
rhevm-dependencies
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
rh-postgresql10
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
rh-postgresql10-postgresql
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
rh-postgresql95
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
rh-postgresql95-postgresql
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Decision Manager 7 | postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libpq | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | postgresql:10/postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | postgresql:9.6/postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | rh-postgresql95-postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-postgresql10-postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-postgresql96-postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | rhevm-dependencies | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | rh-postgresql10 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | rh-postgresql10-postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | rh-postgresql95 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | rh-postgresql95-postgresql | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 35.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 24.37% (0.24372) | 95.46th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 24.37% (0.24372) | 95.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 91.08th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10210 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1734453 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10210 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10210
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10210
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1960/ Vendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10210 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1734453 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10210 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10210 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10210 | ||
| https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1960/ | Vendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.