CVE-2017-7546
PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 61.57% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 56.7% on 21 September 2026 to 61.6% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06Third Party Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3935Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3936Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100278Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06Third Party Advisory
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1772/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.