Name: CVE-2026-92873: Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-92873, CWE-303, CVSS 6.9, EPSS 0.00314

Pgpool-II contains an incorrect implementation of an authentication algorithm, which may allow an unauthenticated attacker to promote an arbitrary watchdog node to the leader node.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 6.9 (MEDIUM)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

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