CVE-2026-19888
NULL pointer dereference in SCRAM client-final-message parsing in PgBouncer
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
NULL pointer dereference in SCRAM client-final-message parsing in PgBouncer
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-19888- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-85365
7.5
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-85365- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w79m-39mq-x36c
7.5
Missing validation of a mandatory attribute in the SCRAM client-final-message parser in PgBouncer...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w79m-39mq-x36c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-19888- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-19888
7.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19888- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2026:70698
7.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2026:70698- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-19888
7.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19888- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-103430 No score
CVE-2026-19888 affecting package pgbouncer for versions less than 1.26.0-1
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.
- Record
AZL-103430- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-pgbouncer-2026-19888 No score
NULL pointer dereference in SCRAM client-final-message parsing in PgBouncer
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.
- Record
BIT-pgbouncer-2026-19888- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pgbouncerAzure Linux:3 |
before 1.26.0-1 | 1.26.0-1 |
pgbouncerBitnami |
before 1.26.0 | 1.26.0 |
pgbouncerDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.18.0-11.18.0-1+deb12u11.19.0-11.19.1-11.20.0-1 Show 19 moreShow less1.20.1-11.21.0-11.22.0-11.22.1-11.23.0-11.23.1-11.24.0-21.24.0-31.24.1-11.25.0-11.25.0-21.25.1-11.25.2-11.26.0-11.26.0-21.26.0-31.26.0-41.26.0-51.26.0-6 |
None known |
pgbouncerDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.24.1-11.24.1-1+deb13u11.24.1-1+deb13u21.25.0-11.25.0-2 Show 8 moreShow less1.25.1-11.25.2-11.26.0-11.26.0-21.26.0-31.26.0-41.26.0-51.26.0-6 |
None known |
pgbouncerDebian:14 |
before 1.26.0-1, plus listed versions 1.24.1-11.25.0-11.25.0-21.25.1-11.25.2-1 |
1.26.0-1 |
pgbouncerRed Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:1.26.0-0.1.hum1 | 0:1.26.0-0.1.hum1 |
pgbouncerUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.5-11.6.1-11.7-1 |
None known |
pgbouncerUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.2-3build11.7.2-65-g2b8e6cf-11.8.1-11.8.1-1build1 |
None known |
pgbouncerUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.10.0-11.10.0-1build11.11.0-11.12.0-21.12.0-3 |
None known |
pgbouncerUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.15.0-11.16.1-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
pgbouncerUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.20.0-11.21.0-11.22.0-11.22.0-1build11.22.0-1build31.22.0-1build4 |
None known |
pgbouncerUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.25.1-11.25.2-11.25.2-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
pgbouncerUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.24.1-11.25.0-21.25.1-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-19888 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in pgbouncer, published September 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in pgbouncer 1.26.0-1.
References
pgbouncer.org/changelog.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19888
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w79m-39mq-x36c
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-19888
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70698
images.redhat.com
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access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6668
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6669
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-19888
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_70698.json
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539548
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6668
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6668
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539546
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6669
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6669
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539545
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19888
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-19888