The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0129 70th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:set_user_project:set_user:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* | before 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Set User Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:set_user_project:set_user:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* Versions before 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Set User Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38140
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fj7-2258-8pjp
References
More Set User Project Set User vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18295 The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-38140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fj7-2258-8pjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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