The validator functions for the procedural languages (PLs) in PostgreSQL before 8.4.20, 9.0.x before 9.0.16, 9.1.x before 9.1.12, 9.2.x before 9.2.7, and 9.3.x before 9.3.3 allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a function that is (1) defined in another language or (2) not allowed to be directly called by the user due to permissions.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0061 is rated Moderate Risk (62/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.93%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.15% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.78% | 4.93% | +4.15% |
| 2 | 2026-02-25 | 1.44% | 0.78% | -0.65% |
| 3 | 2025-12-14 | — | 1.44% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2014-0061 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (postgresql-plsh), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0061 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2014-0061: 1 GLSA(s) (201408-15), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/postgresql-server); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0061 |
redhat
|
medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0061 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2014-0061 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1, postgresql-9.3), 21 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic): DNE 11, released 10. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0061 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql | <= 8.4.19 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.2 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.3 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.4 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.5 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.6 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.7 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.8 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.9 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.10 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.11 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.12 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.13 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.14 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.15 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.16 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.17 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 8.4.18 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.12 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.13 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.14 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.0.15 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.8 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.9 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.10 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.1.11 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| postgresql | postgresql | 9.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |