CVE-2021-3677Network attack vector

Authenticated server-memory disclosure via projection misplanning

Published Mar 2, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Memory disclosure in PostgreSQL 11 through 13 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server-memory bytes via a crafted query. Stacked ProjectionPath nodes cause the planner to reuse a child path with the wrong target list, producing an incorrect parallel-sort plan that returns bytes from unrelated memory. Any database login suffices under the default worker configuration; max_worker_processes set to zero blocks known query variants, and no object-creation privilege is required.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory disclosure in PostgreSQL 11 through 13 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary server-memory bytes via a crafted query. Stacked ProjectionPath nodes cause the planner to reuse a child path with the wrong target list, producing an incorrect parallel-sort plan that returns bytes from unrelated memory. Any database login suffices under the default worker configuration; max_worker_processes set to zero blocks known query variants, and no object-creation privilege is required.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-3677
Published
Mar 2, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Product
PostgreSQL
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 2, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Fixedin v13.4, v12.8, v11.13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

PostgreSQL Global Development Group · PostgreSQLversion=Fixedin v13.4, v12.8, v11.13

Published CVSS scores

6.5PostgreSQL Global Development GroupCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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