CVE-2025-31480

Name: CVE-2025-31480
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-04-04T15:15:48.82+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 0.43%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-31480 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. aiven-extras is a PostgreSQL extension. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases that use the aiven-extras package. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

aiven-extras is a PostgreSQL extension. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability, allowing elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases that use the aiven-extras package. The vulnerability leverages the format function not being schema-prefixed. Affected users should install 1.1.16 and ensure they run the latest version issuing ALTER EXTENSION aiven_extras UPDATE TO '1.1.16' after installing it. This needs to happen in each database aiven_extras has been installed in.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.43%

34.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

References

Timeline

Published: Apr 4, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-31480?

How severe is CVE-2025-31480?

CVE-2025-31480 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-31480?

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Source: NVD / NIST