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CVE-2016-2193

postgresql: row security policies in prepared statements disregard user ID changes

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 31, 2016

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

PostgreSQL before 9.5.x before 9.5.2 does not properly maintain row-security status in cached plans, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a session that performs queries as more than one role.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE not specified