Observable response discrepancy in PostgreSQL SCRAM authentication allows an unauthenticated user to test the existence of a user via observing the SCRAM iteration count. This requires the probed user to have a non-default scram_iterations count, because the authentication challenge for a nonexistent user reports the default scram_iterations. Within major versions 16-18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, and 16.15 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 16 are unaffected.
CVE-2026-14672
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 24(Track)EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 17%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 13, 2026
Last Modified
August 29, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026PostgreSQL: CVE-2026-14672: PostgreSQL observable response discrepancy with non-default scram_iterations provides user existence oracle
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-14672/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14672(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | postgresql-server-dev-18 (18.6-0ubuntu0.26.04.1) @ resolute | 2026-09-19 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(10 across 6 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.21(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql16 | — | 16.15-r0 | — |
| postgresql17 | — | 17.11-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.22(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql16 | — | 16.15-r0 | — |
| postgresql17 | — | 17.11-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql17 | — | 17.11-r0 | — |
| postgresql18 | — | 18.5-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql17 | — | 17.11-r0 | — |
| postgresql18 | — | 18.5-r0 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-17 | 17.10-0+deb13u1 ... 17.9-0+deb13u1 (7 versions) | 17.11-0+deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql-18 | 18.0-1 ... 18~~devel.20250502-1 (20 versions) | 18.6-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(2)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
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