CVE-2026-6665
The SCRAM code in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 did not check the return value of strlcat() correctly when building the contents of the SCRAM client-final-message. A malicious backend that sends a SCRAM server-final-message with a long nonce can trigger a stack overflow.
Published:May 9, 2026
Last Modified:May 14, 2026
EPS:May 9, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00015
CVSS Score:8.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Pgbouncer
Product
Pgbouncer
Pgbouncer
Pgbouncer
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
