CVE-2026-6478

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileDEEUFRNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.56% (46th) EPSS

CVSS 6.5 · medium

Is it mine?

65 products

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Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate. This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases. However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.2

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8.2

v3.16.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 4.2

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondaryexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.5

v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-208USCWE-385USCWE-385USCWE-385US

affected products (65)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 10.0.9cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 10.2.6cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 10.4.2cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Enterprise< 9.4.14cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.0.9< 10.0.9cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.2.6< 10.2.6cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Splunk Enterprise <10.4.2< 10.4.2cert_bundDE
Splunk Splunk Splunk Enterprise <9.4.14< 9.4.14cert_bundDE
n/a PostgreSQL0 → 14.23enisa_euvdEU
n/a PostgreSQL15 → 15.18enisa_euvdEU
n/a PostgreSQL16 → 16.14enisa_euvdEU
n/a PostgreSQL17 → 17.10enisa_euvdEU
n/a PostgreSQL18 → 18.4enisa_euvdEU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications≤ 15 SP4fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications≤ 15 SP7fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications≤ 15 SP6fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications≤ 15 SP5fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. SUSE Manager Proxy≤ LTS 4.3fstec_bduRU
Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop≤ 15 SP7fstec_bduRU

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advisories (7)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0321Meerdere kwetsbaarheden verholpen in IBM AIX en IBM PowerVM VIOSNL2026-08-21csaf · ncsc_nlNL
IBM heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in AIX en PowerVM VIOS. Ook heeft IBM eerdere kwetsbaarheden in, onder andere, DB2, WebSphere, Oracle producten als Java en GraalVM, PostgreSQL, OpenSSH en Perl verholpen voor de producten geproduceerd voor AIX.
WID-SEC-W-2026-1544PostgreSQL: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in PostgreSQL ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2858IBM AIX und VIOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM AIX und IBM VIOS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2929Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Splunk Splunk Enterprise ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Berechtigungen zu erweitern, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, SQL-Injection-, serverseitige Request-Forgery- und Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, sensible Informationen offenzulegen oder zu manipulieren, Denial-of-Service-Zustände auszulösen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
BIT-postgresql-2026-6478PostgreSQL discloses MD5-hashed passwords via covert timing channel2026-05-18vendor · osvUS
Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate. This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases. However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1366Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits SplunkFrançais2026-10-22vendor · certfrFR
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl osv certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-05-14modified 2026-08-25

references (42)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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