PgpoolAdmin 4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the login authentication…
Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PgpoolAdmin 4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the login authentication and obtain the administrative privilege of the PostgreSQL database via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0172 77th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pgpool Global Development Group | PgpoolAdmin | up to 4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PgpoolAdmin VendorPgpool Global Development Group Affected up to 4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57hw-m52h-79m7
References
More Pgpool Global Development Group vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-29434 Authentication bypass in Pgpool-II CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-62564 Stack-based buffer overflow in Pgpool-II CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-62565 NULL pointer dereference in Pgpool-II CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-62561 Out-of-bounds write in Pgpool-II CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-30643 Information disclosure in Pgpool-II CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-62567 Pgpool-II contains an incorrect implementation of an authentication algorithm, which may… CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2018-16203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57hw-m52h-79m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-16203 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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