Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-92867 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92867 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-92867?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 30 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpool-II 3.5 through 4.7.2 (4.3.0 through 4.7.2 specifically affected; 3.5.x through 4.2.x reach end of support).
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92867?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-29. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-92867 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-92867?
- Check whether you run Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpool-II 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.
Technical details
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in Pgpool-II's watchdog message processing during failover operations, allowing an attacker to write a 32-bit value to an arbitrary memory address via a malformed watchdog message. The vulnerability requires authentication but can be exploited over the network to trigger abnormal process termination or arbitrary code execution. Patches are available in versions 4.7.3, 4.6.8, 4.5.13, 4.4.18, and 4.3.21.
Affected products
- Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpool-II 3.5 through 4.7.2 (4.3.0 through 4.7.2 specifically affected; 3.5.x through 4.2.x reach end of support)
Timeline
- 2026-09-29: disclosed
- 2026-09-29: patched