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CVE-2026-6667: PgBouncer · Missing Authorization

Affects PgBouncerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium : upgrade to 1.25.2 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.25.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade PgBouncer to 1.25.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PgBouncerAffected
  • <1.25.2
Fixed in
  • 1.25.2

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the PgBouncer administration console to trusted users only. Monitor for vendor updates regarding patches or configuration changes that enforce proper authorization for the KILL_CLIENT command.

Description

PgBouncer before 1.25.2 did not perform an appropriate authorization check for the KILL_CLIENT admin command. All users with access to the administration console (which itself requires authorization) could run this command. It would have been correct to allow only users listed in the admin_users parameter.

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