CVE-2021-41558
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via...
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 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.27%EPSS, 70th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 9.8
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 ListNo 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-2021-28576No 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-xm82-77g5No 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 9.8
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
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.