Medium
PostgreSQL Anonymizer: Unrestricted function can leak the secret salt
Type: advisorySources: OSV
PostgreSQL Anonymizer contains a vulnerability that allows unprivileged masked users to repeatedly call the anon.hash() function and collects (seed, hash_output) pairs to perform an offline brute-force attack and deduce the salt. The problem is resolved in PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.1.2 and later versions
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-13455
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 08:49 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
PostgreSQL Anonymizer: Unrestricted function can leak the secret salt
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 30 Jun 2026, 15:19 UTC
PostgreSQL Anonymizer contains a vulnerability that allows unprivileged masked users to repeatedly call the anon.hash() function and collects (seed, hash_output) pairs to perform an offline brute-force attack and deduce the salt. The problem is resolved in PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.1.2 and later versions
osv:CVE-2026-13455
Complete source record
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