pgjdbc is an open source postgresql JDBC Driver. In affected versions a prepared statement using either PreparedStatement.setText(int, InputStream) or PreparedStatemet.setBytea(int, InputStream) will create a temporary file if the InputStream is larger than 2k. This will create a temporary file which is readable by other users on Unix like systems, but not MacOS. On Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. Because of this, when files and directories are written into this directory they are, by default, readable by other users on that same system. This vulnerability does not allow other users to overwrite the contents of these directories or files. This is purely an information disclosure vulnerability. Because certain JDK file system APIs were only added in JDK 1.7, this this fix is dependent upon the version of the JDK you are using. Java 1.7 and higher users: this vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.0. Java 1.6 and lower users: no patch is available. If you are unable to patch, or are stuck running on Java 1.6, specifying the java.io.tmpdir system environment variable to a directory that is exclusively owned by the executing user will mitigate this vulnerability.
CVE-2022-41946
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.7 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 61% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.7
- EG Score
- 4.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 26(Track)EG Risk 26/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity47% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 39%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 23, 2022
Last Modified
November 3, 2025
References (11)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/commit/9008dc9aade6dbfe4efafcd6872ebc55f4699cf5
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-562r-vg33-8x8h
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00003.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25TY2L3RMVNOC7VAHJEAO7PTT6M6JJAD/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0003/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/commit/9008dc9aade6dbfe4efafcd6872ebc55f4699cf5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/security/advisories/GHSA-562r-vg33-8x8h
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00003.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00017.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25TY2L3RMVNOC7VAHJEAO7PTT6M6JJAD/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0003/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-41946(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2023:2097Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.13 Release
- RHSA-2023:1006Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.7.7 release and security update
- RHSA-2023:0758Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat build of Quarkus 2.13.7 release and security update
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | jdbc-postgresql | 2023-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | postgresql-jdbc-0:42.2.14-2.el8 | 2023-05-16 | redhat |
| redhat | postgresql-jdbc-0:42.2.27-1.el9 | 2023-05-09 | redhat |
| redhat | candlepin-0:4.2.13-1.el8sat | 2023-05-03 | redhat |
| redhat | postgresql-jdbc | 2023-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | candlepin-0:4.1.20-1.el8sat | 2023-04-04 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2023-02-21 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2023-02-14 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.postgresql:postgresql | 42.5.0 | 42.5.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(3)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2023:0888MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:0888 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2023:1177MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:1177 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2023:1630MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:1630 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2023:1815MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:1815 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2023:2378MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:2378 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2023:2867MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:2867 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2023:3906MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:3906 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2023:3954MODERATE2022-11-23
RHSA-2023:3954 — Moderate
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