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TI-2018-11600 Aliases CVE-2018-16203GHSA-57hw-m52h-79m7

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Pgpool Global Development GroupPgpoolAdminup to 4.0—No fix listedCNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pgpool:pgpooladmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.0VulnerablePgpool
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgpool:pgpooladmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.0 Vulnerable ·Pgpool

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-2018-16203
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57hw-m52h-79m7

References

  • 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
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Sources