--- title: "CVE-2026-92873: Pgpool-II - Authentication Bypass" description: "Pgpool-II contains an authentication bypass caused by incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm, letting unauthenticated attackers promote an arbitrary watchdog node to leader, exploit requires no authentication." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92873/ --- # CVE-2026-92873 Pgpool-II - Authentication Bypass Pgpool-II contains an authentication bypass caused by incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm, letting unauthenticated attackers promote an arbitrary watchdog node to leader, exploit requires no authentication. CVSS base score 7.3 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.31% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92873) ## Details Type Authentication Bypass Impact Denial Of Service CVSS vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Published 30 September 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-303](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/303.html) ## Vendor fix Update to the latest version with fixed authentication implementation. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92873](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92873) - [https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22475874/](https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22475874/) - [https://pgpool.net/news/2026-09-29/](https://pgpool.net/news/2026-09-29/) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)