Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Affecting pgpool2 package, versions <4.3.5-1+deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.91% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PGPOOL2-20360814
  • published1 Oct 2026
  • disclosed19 May 2025

Introduced: 19 May 2025

CVE-2025-46801  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-305  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest pgpool2 to version 4.3.5-1+deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pgpool2 package and not the pgpool2 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Pgpool-II provided by PgPool Global Development Group contains an authentication bypass by primary weakness vulnerability. if the vulnerability is exploited, an attacker may be able to log in to the system as an arbitrary user, allowing them to read or tamper with data in the database, and/or disable the database.