Description
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 6.5EPSS 0.5579999999999999%Risk 0.68
View source- Published
- 2026-05-14 14:16:25
- Affected versions
- <18.4, <17.10, <16.14, <15.18, <14.23
- Type
- Core software
- Last modified
- 2026-08-03 13:18:54
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N