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Echo: postgresql-13: security update to 13.1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461334

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5,
 before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset
 when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system
 account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity
 as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-25696)

Solution

Update the postgresql-13 library and its related packages to version 13.1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2020-25696

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 461334

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25696

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25696