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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-7486

PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.33%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

PostgreSQL versions 8.4 - 9.6 are vulnerable to information leak in pg_user_mappings view which discloses foreign server passwords to any user having USAGE privilege on the associated foreign server.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
6.33% probability · 94th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-522, CWE-200
Affected
postgresql/postgresql
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%5%10%27 October 2026: 6.33%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 6.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.