CVE-2026-56869: GO-2026-6168 - WITHDRAWN: Unbounded iteration count causes CPU denial of service in github.com/lib/pq/scram

CVE-2026-56869 · Severity: info · Published 2026-08-18

WITHDRAWN: Unbounded iteration count causes CPU denial of service in github.com/lib/pq/scram

Technologies: github.com/lib/pq (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-56869 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-56869 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-56869?
Informational severity, published 18 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/lib/pq (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-56869?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-56869?
Check whether you run github.com/lib/pq (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • github.com/lib/pq (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.1.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-56869
  • GO-2026-6168

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