Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Affecting pgpool2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.91% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-PGPOOL2-10285309
  • published15 Sept 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?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:24.04 pgpool2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pgpool2 package and not the pgpool2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 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.