CVE-2025-46801

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Published May 19, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

PgPool Global Development Group

Pgpool-II

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.6.0`	affected	—

PgPool Global Development Group

Pgpool-II

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.5.0 to 4.5.6`	affected	—

PgPool Global Development Group

Pgpool-II

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.4.0 to 4.4.11`	affected	—

PgPool Global Development Group

Pgpool-II

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.3.0 to 4.3.14`	affected	—

PgPool Global Development Group

Pgpool-II

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.2.0 to 4.2.21`	affected	—

PgPool Global Development Group

Pgpool-II

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions of 4.1 series`	affected	—

PgPool Global Development Group

Pgpool-II

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions of 4.0 series`	affected	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-4334-1	pgpool2 security update
Debian DSA	DSA-5974-1	pgpool2 security update
EUVD	EUVD-2025-15682	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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

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 High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.913% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN06238225/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00014.html
https://www.pgpool.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page#News

History

Nov 3, 2025 6:30 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00014.html

May 19, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

May 19, 2025 7:30 AM Description updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Weaknesses		CWE-305
References		https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN06238225/ https://www.pgpool.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page#News
Metrics		cvssV3_0 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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Weaknesses

CWE-305

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 3, 2025, 5:44 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: May 19, 2025, 7:14 AM
Updated: Nov 3, 2025, 5:44 PM
Reserved: Apr 30, 2025, 8:26 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Nov 3, 2025, 5:44 PM

Updated: Nov 3, 2025, 5:44 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 9:26 AM

Status: Deferred
Published: May 19, 2025, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 9:26 AM

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