CVE-2026-92871

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Pgpool-II, which may allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause abnormal termination of the watchdog process.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22475874/
https://pgpool.net/news/2026-09-29/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Sep 2026, 08:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-30 08:16

Updated : 2026-09-30 16:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-92871

Mitre link : CVE-2026-92871

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-92871

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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