@budibase/server: Command Injection in PostgreSQL Dump Command

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

8.6 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2026-25041: 0.50% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 42.84 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Location: packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts:529-531 Description The PostgreSQL integration constructs shell commands using user-controlled configuration values (database name, host, password, etc.) without proper sanitization. The password and other connection parameters are directly interpolated into a shell command. Code Reference Attack Vector An attacker who can control database configuration values (e.g., through compromised credentials or configuration injection) can inject shell commands. For example: - Password: password"; malicious-command; echo " - Database name: db"; rm -rf /; echo " Impact - Remote code execution - System compromise - Data exfiltration Recommendation 1. Use environment variables for sensitive values instead of command-line arguments 2. Validate and sanitize all configuration values 3. Use proper escaping for shell arguments 4. Consider using a PostgreSQL library's native dump functionality instead of shell commands Example Fix

Published by the source

9 Mar 2026, 16:56 UTC

Last modified by the source

10 Mar 2026, 18:46 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-25041

Advisory: @budibase/server: Command Injection in PostgreSQL Dump Command
IDs: CVE-2026-25041, GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-25041 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: @budibase/server 3.23.32. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm @budibase/server: affected < 3.23.32; fixed in 3.23.32

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls @budibase/server --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on @budibase/server.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c (OSV record GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c lists affected ranges: npm @budibase/server >=0 <3.23.32 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c lists affected ranges: npm @budibase/server >=0 <3.23.32)

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