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

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Pgpool Global Development Group
  • Pgpool-ii

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References
Link Providers
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22475874/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://pgpool.net/news/2026-09-29/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pgpool Global Development Group
Pgpool Global Development Group pgpool-ii
Vendors & Products Pgpool Global Development Group
Pgpool Global Development Group pgpool-ii

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Title Unauthenticated NULL Pointer Dereference in Pgpool-II Watchdog Process Causes Denial of Service

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Description A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in Pgpool-II, which may allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause abnormal termination of the watchdog process.
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2026-09-30T07:47:32.091Z

Updated: 2026-09-30T15:28:10.394Z

Reserved: 2026-09-17T06:31:54.744Z

Link: CVE-2026-92871

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T15:25:09.437Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T08:16:35.193

Modified: 2026-09-30T16:47:57.730

Link: CVE-2026-92871

cve-icon Redhat

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