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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-19888 · published 23 September 2026

CVE-2026-19888: NULL pointer dereference vulnerability

Missing validation of a mandatory attribute in the SCRAM client-final-message parser in PgBouncer through 1.25.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the process. A malformed message can make the parser report success while leaving a required value unset, which is then dereferenced as a NULL pointer. The crash occurs before any credential is verified, so no valid account is required. Because PgBouncer serves all clients from a single process, this terminates every pooled connection.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.39% · top 69.3% CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference Awaiting Analysis
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.39%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
23 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Missing validation of a mandatory attribute in the SCRAM client-final-message parser in PgBouncer through 1.25.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the process. A malformed message can make the parser report success while leaving a required value unset, which is then dereferenced as a NULL pointer. The crash occurs before any credential is verified, so no valid account is required. Because PgBouncer serves all clients from a single process, this terminates every pooled connection.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-19888), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.