Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2025 · Assigned by jpcert
CVE-2025-46801
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Pgpool-II from PgPool Global Development Group. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Pgpool-II provided by PgPool Global Development Group contains an authentication bypass by primary weakness vulnerability. if the vulnerability is exploited, an attacker may be able to log in to the system as an arbitrary user, allowing them to read or tamper with data in the database, and/or disable the database.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pgpool2 | 4.3.5-1+deb12u1 | DSA-5974-1 |
| Debian:12 | pgpool2 | 4.3.5-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46801 |
| Debian:13 | pgpool2 | 4.6.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46801 |
| Debian:14 | pgpool2 | 4.6.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46801 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pgpool2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46801 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | pgpool2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46801 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | pgpool2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46801 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PgPool Global Development Group | Pgpool-II | 4.6.0 |
| PgPool Global Development Group | Pgpool-II | 4.5.0 to 4.5.6 |
| PgPool Global Development Group | Pgpool-II | 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 |
| PgPool Global Development Group | Pgpool-II | 4.3.0 to 4.3.14 |
| PgPool Global Development Group | Pgpool-II | 4.2.0 to 4.2.21 |
| PgPool Global Development Group | Pgpool-II | All versions of 4.1 series |
| PgPool Global Development Group | Pgpool-II | All versions of 4.0 series |
Weakness: CWE-305 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H