CVE-2026-19888NULL pointer dereference in SCRAM client-final-message parsing in PgBouncer
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Missing validation of a mandatory attribute in the SCRAM client-final-message parser in PgBouncer through 1.25.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the process. A malformed message can make the parser report success while leaving a required value unset, which is then dereferenced as a NULL pointer. The crash occurs before any credential is verified, so no valid account is required. Because PgBouncer serves all clients from a single process, this terminates every pooled connection.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- PostgreSQL
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
No affected products are listed yet.
References
- https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html
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