{"cve":"CVE-2017-14798","nvd":{"published":"2018-03-01T20:29:00.210","modified":"2026-06-17T01:06:46.853","status":"Modified","description":"A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-362","CWE-61"],"references":["http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html","https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062722","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45184/","https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-14798/","http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2017-November/003420.html"],"products":["postgresql:postgresql","suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:48:50.842038930+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-14798","score":0.00997,"percentile":0.62725,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}