CVE-2026-6666

A possible null pointer reference in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 could lead to a crash, if a server sends an error response without SQLSTATE field.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-125x	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pgbouncer:pgbouncer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-09 01:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 08:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-6666

Mitre link : CVE-2026-6666

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6666

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pgbouncer

pgbouncer

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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