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medium 5.3

CVE-2026-14672 json

PostgreSQL observable response discrepancy with non-default scram_iterations provides user existence oracle

published 2026-08-13 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-postgresql-2026-14672 , EUVD-2026-57838

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Observable response discrepancy in PostgreSQL SCRAM authentication allows an unauthenticated user to test the existence of a user via observing the SCRAM iteration count. This requires the probed user to have a non-default scram_iterations count, because the authentication challenge for a nonexistent user reports the default scram_iterations. Within major versions 16-18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, and 16.15 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 16 are unaffected.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami postgresql 16.15.0, 17.11.0, 18.5.0
  • n/a PostgreSQL 16.15, 17.11, 18.6
  • postgresql-17 Debian 13 17.11-0+deb13u1
  • postgresql-18 Debian 14 18.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14672

  • postgresql-16 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 16.15-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • postgresql-18 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 18.6-0ubuntu0.26.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14672

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • postgresql17 SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 +2 more 17.11-150600.13.32.1
  • postgresql18 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 18.6-150200.5.17.1
  • postgresql18 SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 +2 more 18.6-150600.13.16.1
  • postgresql17 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 17.11-150200.5.33.1
  • postgresql16 SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES 15 SP6-LTSS, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 +2 more 16.15-150600.16.38.1
  • postgresql16 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +5 more 16.15-150200.5.49.1
  • postgresql16 SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 16.15-160000.1.1
  • postgresql17 SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 17.11-160000.1.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4016-1SUSE-SU-2026:4015-1SUSE-SU-2026:4014-1SUSE-SU-2026:4013-1SUSE-SU-2026:3963-1SUSE-SU-2026:3943-1

  • postgresql16 openSUSE Leap 16.0 16.15-160000.1.1
  • postgresql17 openSUSE Leap 16.0 17.11-160000.1.1
  • postgresql18 openSUSE Leap 16.0 18.6-160000.1.1
  • postgresql18-mini openSUSE Leap 16.0 18.6-160000.1.1
  • postgresql18 openSUSE Tumbleweed 18.6-1.1
  • postgresql16 openSUSE Tumbleweed 16.15-1.1
  • postgresql17 openSUSE Tumbleweed 17.11-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21701-1openSUSE-SU-2026:21702-1openSUSE-SU-2026:21703-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11565-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11554-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11555-1

  • postgresql15 Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 15.19-r0
  • postgresql16 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 16.15-r0
  • postgresql17 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 17.11-r0
  • postgresql18 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 18.5-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-14672

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • postgresql Azure Linux 3.0 16.15-1

azure linux advisories AZL-95702

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-14672 updated cvss 5.3

postgresql: PostgreSQL: User existence oracle in SCRAM authentication

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 pgaudit, pg_repack, postgresql, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 postgresql, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, postgresql-contrib, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 postgresql16, postgresql18
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 postgresql, postgresql-libs, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 postgresql, postgresql-libs, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 pgaudit, pg_repack, postgresql, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 postgresql, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, postgresql-contrib, +4 more Red Hat Hardened Images postgresql17, postgresql18 Red Hat Self-service automation portal 2 ansible-automation-platform/bootc-automation-portal-rhel9
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
OSV 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami postgresql
>=16.0.0, <16.15.0
>=17.0.0, <17.11.0
>=18.0.0, <18.5.0
16.15.0
17.11.0
18.5.0

Affected products

  • n/a PostgreSQL

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-204 Observable Response Discrepancy
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References

Sources

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