CVE-2026-6478
Covert timing channel in comparison of MD5-hashed password in PostgreSQL authentication allows an attacker to recover user credentials sufficient to authenticate. This does not affect scram-sha-256 passwords, the default in all supported releases. However, current databases may have MD5-hashed passwords originating in upgrades from PostgreSQL 13 or earlier. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
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7-Day Exploitation Trend
Vulnerability Timeline
2 eventsThreat Actor Attribution
PREMIUM INTELRemediation & Mitigation
SOLUTIONOfficial patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
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