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TI-2025-11742 Aliases CVE-2025-12819GHSA-qpxx-2fwx-f5qj

Untrusted search path in auth_query connection in PgBouncer

Priority LOW 37CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Untrusted search path in auth_query connection handler in PgBouncer before 1.25.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL during authentication via a malicious search_path parameter in the StartupMessage.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00387 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PgBouncer: 1.25.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—PgBouncerbefore 1.25.11.25.1Patch availableCNA
  • PgBouncer Vendor— Affected before 1.25.1 Fixed in 1.25.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.25.1VulnerablePgbouncer
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.25.1 Vulnerable ·Pgbouncer

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PgBouncer Fixed in 1.25.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12819
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpxx-2fwx-f5qj

References

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-2015-05716 PgBouncer 1.6.x before 1.6.1, when configured with auth_user, allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 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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