Vulnerability · Published May 9, 2026 · Assigned by PostgreSQL

CVE-2026-6664PgBouncer integer overflow in PgBouncer network packet parsing

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity integer overflow in PgBouncer. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

An integer overflow in network packet parsing code in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 bypasses a boundary check and can lead to a crash. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash PgBouncer with a malformed SCRAM authentication packet.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12pgbouncerno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-6664
Debian:13pgbouncer1.24.1-1+deb13u2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6664
Debian:14pgbouncer1.25.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6664
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSpgbouncerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-6664
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSpgbouncerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-6664
Ubuntu:25.10pgbouncerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-6664
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSpgbouncerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-6664
Ubuntu:26.10pgbouncerno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-6664

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a PgBouncer 0 – before 1.25.2

Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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