CVE-2026-6665
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CVE-2026-6665 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The SCRAM code in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 did not check the return value of strlcat() correctly when building the contents of the SCRAM client-final-message. A malicious backend that sends a SCRAM server-final-message with a long nonce can trigger a stack overflow.. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The SCRAM code in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 did not check the return value of strlcat() correctly when building the contents of the SCRAM client-final-message. A malicious backend that sends a SCRAM server-final-message with a long nonce can trigger a stack overflow.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pgbouncer | Pgbouncer | < 1.25.2 |
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