CVE-2026-6664 Affecting pgbouncer package, versions <1.25.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-PGBOUNCER-16786517
  • published21 May 2026
  • disclosed9 May 2026

Introduced: 9 May 2026

CVE-2026-6664  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard pgbouncer to version 1.25.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pgbouncer package and not the pgbouncer package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow in network packet parsing code in PgBouncer before 1.25.2 bypasses a boundary check and can lead to a crash. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash PgBouncer with a malformed SCRAM authentication packet.