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GHSA-GFPV-WRHP-WWH6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-13 15:34 – Updated: 2026-08-13 15:34

Details

Improper enforcement of message integrity in PostgreSQL GSSAPI support allows a user to negotiate GSSAPI contrary to pg_hba.conf rules, via initial direct TLS connection. Despite a pg_hba.conf that appears to require GSSAPI, the connection may exchange data over TLS encryption alone. If the TLS settings are more permissive than the GSS settings, the connection may continue with lesser protection. Within major versions 17-18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5 and 17.11 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17 are unaffected.

Severity

4.2 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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  "modified": "2026-08-13T15:34:36Z",
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CVE-2026-14681 (GCVE-0-2026-14681)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 13:00 – Updated: 2026-08-13 15:37

Title

PostgreSQL improper enforcement of GSSAPI encryption when coupled with SSL

Summary

Severity

4.2 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-13 14:38 UTC

CWE

CWE-924 - Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel

Assigner

PostgreSQL

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	PostgreSQL	Affected: 18 , < 18.5 (rpm) Affected: 17 , < 17.11 (rpm)

Credits

The PostgreSQL project thanks p4p3r for reporting this problem.

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GHSA-GFPV-WRHP-WWH6

CVE-2026-14681 (GCVE-0-2026-14681)

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