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TI-2020-13212 Aliases CVE-2020-17446GHSA-2xpj-f5g2-8p7m

asyncpg before 0.21.0 allows a malicious PostgreSQL server to trigger a crash or execute…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-824Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

asyncpg before 0.21.0 allows a malicious PostgreSQL server to trigger a crash or execute arbitrary code (on a database client) via a crafted server response, because of access to an uninitialized pointer in the array data decoder.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02417 84th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed asyncpg (PyPI): 0.21.0

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
—asyncpg (PyPI)before 0.21.00.21.0Patch availableGHSA-2xpj-f5g2-8p7m
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • asyncpg (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.21.0 Fixed in 0.21.0 Patch available GHSA-2xpj-f5g2-8p7m

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:magic:asyncpg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.21.0VulnerableMagic
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:magic:asyncpg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.21.0 Vulnerable ·Magic
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-2xpj-f5g2-8p7m asyncpg (PyPI) Fixed in 0.21.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-17446
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xpj-f5g2-8p7m

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

Sources

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