CVE-2021-41558
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via...
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.
- Record
CVE-2021-41558- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.
- Record
CVE-2021-41558- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-28576 No score
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.
- Record
EUVD-2021-28576- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhrg-xm82-77g5 No score
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via...
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.
- Record
GHSA-vhrg-xm82-77g5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.
- Record
CVE-2021-41558- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-41558 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Set User Project User, published September 27, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.