CVE-2017-7546
highpriority · attend · 61EPSS 0.616 · 99 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
PostgreSQL versions before 9.2.22, 9.3.18, 9.4.13, 9.5.8 and 9.6.4 are vulnerable to incorrect authentication flaw allowing remote attackers to gain access to database accounts with an empty password.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (77)
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references (33)
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- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10888379cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039142cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2677cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2678cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2728cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2860cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-06cnnvd
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10888379cnnvd
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