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TI-2015-05716 Aliases CVE-2015-6817GHSA-hrw5-48mv-4v6h

PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 39CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to gain login access as auth_user via an unknown username.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02163 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerablePgbouncer
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Pgbouncer

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6817
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrw5-48mv-4v6h

References

Patch 4

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-05848 PgBouncer buffer overflow in SCRAM CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-02011 PgBouncer default auth_query does not take Postgres password expiry into account CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-03418 PgBouncer before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-11742 Untrusted search path in auth_query connection in PgBouncer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2021-02842 SQL injection in pgbouncer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-05847 PgBouncer integer overflow in PgBouncer network packet parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 9 →

Sources

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