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CVE-2025-2291

PgBouncer default auth_query does not take Postgres password expiry into account

Published: Apr 16, 2025Updated: Dec 8, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-324
8.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 72.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Password can be used past expiry in PgBouncer due to auth_query not taking into account Postgres its VALID UNTIL value, which allows an attacker to log in with an already expired password

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-324

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PgBouncer
Databases / cache-message-queue
pgbouncer
oss-project
pgbouncerOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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References

https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-124x
pgbouncer.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00032.html
lists.debian.org
https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/
redos.red-soft.ru
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