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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-41558

The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.

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31 Oct 2026, 11:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-41558

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Sept 2021, 17:15 UTC

The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.

osv:CVE-2021-41558
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41558",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.",
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      ],
      "affected": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:58.561177818Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 386605,
  "published_at": "2021-09-27T17:15:08.7+00:00"
}