CVE-2026-83534 (GCVE-0-2026-83534)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-06 15:25 – Updated: 2026-09-09 04:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
PostgreSQL Anonymizer: Privilege escalation to superuser via anon.anonymize_database_parallel()
Summary
PostgreSQL Anonymizer contains a vulnerability in the anon.anonymize_database_parallel() function that allows the owner of a table to run arbitrary code with superuser privilege. The issue is fixed in PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.2.0 and later versions
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALIBO | PostgreSQL Anonymizer |
Affected:
1 , < 3.2.0
(semver)
|
guessed |
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