CVE-2026-6664Network attack vector

Unauthenticated service crash via wrapped packet length

Published May 9, 2026 · Updated May 9, 2026

Integer overflow in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to crash the service with a malformed SCRAM authentication packet. In mbuf_get_bytes and mbuf_get_chars, addition of read_pos and an attacker-controlled length can wrap before comparison with write_pos, bypassing the bounds check. No credentials or user interaction are required; successful exploitation terminates PgBouncer and interrupts pooled PostgreSQL connections.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Integer overflow in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 allows remote attackers to crash the service with a malformed SCRAM authentication packet. In mbuf_get_bytes and mbuf_get_chars, addition of read_pos and an attacker-controlled length can wrap before comparison with write_pos, bypassing the bounds check. No credentials or user interaction are required; successful exploitation terminates PgBouncer and interrupts pooled PostgreSQL connections.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-6664
Published
May 9, 2026
Updated
May 9, 2026
Vendor
PgBouncer
Product
PgBouncer
Classifications
CWE-190, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.25.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

PgBouncer · PgBouncerversion=0 <1.25.2

Published CVSS scores

7.5PostgreSQLCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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