Critical
Security advisory
The set_user extension module before 3.0.0 for PostgreSQL allows ProcessUtility_hook bypass via set_config.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-41558
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 11:57 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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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