Improper authentication in PgBouncer 1.17.0 through 1.26.0 allows a remote attacker who knows the password of a user listed in auth_file to log in as any other user that authenticates using SCRAM, including PgBouncer admin users and backend superusers. A second StartupMessage sent during SCRAM authentication against a non-existent database is not rejected and switches the user being logged in as, while the SCRAM exchange is still verified against the keys of the first user.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Improper authentication in PgBouncer 1.17.0 through 1.26.0 allows a remote attacker who knows the password of a user listed in auth_file to log in as any other user that authenticates using SCRAM, including PgBouncer admin users and backend superusers. A second StartupMessage sent during SCRAM authentication against a non-existent database is not rejected and switches the user being logged in as, while the SCRAM exchange is still verified against the keys of the first user. | |
| Title | Authentication bypass via second StartupMessage during SCRAM authentication in PgBouncer | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-287 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: PostgreSQL
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T17:34:39.009Z
Reserved: 2026-10-07T19:13:32.963Z
Link: CVE-2026-107350
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T18:17:25.670
Modified: 2026-10-14T18:17:25.670
Link: CVE-2026-107350
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Updated: 2026-10-14T21:15:07Z
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