RCE in Aiven Aiven-Db-Migrate
CVE-2025-55283
aiven-db-migrate is an Aiven database migration tool. Prior to 1.0.7, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows elevation to superuser inside PostgreSQL databases during a migration from an untrusted source server. The vulnerability stems from psql executing commands embedded in a dump from the source server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.7.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Aiven Aiven-db-migrate — versions < 1.0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-55283?
- CVE-2025-55283 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aiven Aiven-Db-Migrate, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-55283?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-55283 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.