Observable response discrepancy in PostgreSQL SCRAM authentication allows an unauthenticated user to test the existence of a user via observing the SCRAM iteration count. This requires the probed user to have a non-default scram_iterations count, because the authentication challenge for a nonexistent user reports the default scram_iterations. Within major versions 16-18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, and 16.15 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 16 are unaffected.
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Observable response discrepancy in PostgreSQL SCRAM authentication allows an unauthenticated user to test the existence of a user via observing the SCRAM iteration count. This requires the probed user to have a non-default scram_iterations count, because the authentication challenge for a nonexistent user reports the default scram_iterations. Within major versions 16-18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, and 16.15 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 16 are unaffected. | |
| Title | PostgreSQL observable response discrepancy with non-default scram_iterations provides user existence oracle | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-204 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: PostgreSQL
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Updated: 2026-08-13T13:00:06.212Z
Reserved: 2026-07-03T20:28:13.749Z
Link: CVE-2026-14672
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-13T13:17:44.653
Modified: 2026-08-13T13:17:44.653
Link: CVE-2026-14672
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