Is CVE-2026-92869 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92869 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-92869?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 30 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpool-II 3.5 through 4.7.2; patched in 4.3.21, 4.4.18, 4.5.13, 4.6.8, 4.7.3.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92869?

A patch was published on 2026-09-29: Versions 4.3.21, 4.4.18, 4.5.13, 4.6.8, 4.7.3 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-92869 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-92869?

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.

CVE-2026-92869: Pgpool-II out-of-bounds write in watchdog message processing

CVE-2026-92869 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-09-30

Pgpool-II is a connection pooling and load balancing middleware for PostgreSQL databases. An authenticated attacker can send malformed watchdog messages to overwrite memory beyond fixed-size arrays, causing the Pgpool-II process to crash. This denial-of-service vulnerability affects deployments using Pgpool-II for database failover and clustering.

Technologies: Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpool-II. Vendors: Pgpool Global Development Group.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-92869 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92869 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-92869?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 30 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpool-II 3.5 through 4.7.2; patched in 4.3.21, 4.4.18, 4.5.13, 4.6.8, 4.7.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92869?: A patch was published on 2026-09-29: Versions 4.3.21, 4.4.18, 4.5.13, 4.6.8, 4.7.3 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-92869 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-92869?: 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

CVE-2026-92869 is a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) triggered by malformed watchdog messages during failover. The vulnerability requires network access and affects unauthenticated connections on the watchdog port. An attacker can crash Pgpool-II processes (denial of service); patched versions 4.3.21+ are available.

Affected products

Pgpool Global Development Group Pgpool-II 3.5 through 4.7.2; patched in 4.3.21, 4.4.18, 4.5.13, 4.6.8, 4.7.3

Timeline

2026-09-29: disclosed
2026-09-29: patched: Versions 4.3.21, 4.4.18, 4.5.13, 4.6.8, 4.7.3 released

References

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