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CVE-2021-38140

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().

Affected products

• Set User Project Set User: before 2.0.1 — fixed in 2.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Set User Project Set User 2.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/compare/REL2_0_0...REL2_0_1
• https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL2_0_1
• https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/compare/REL2_0_0...REL2_0_1
• https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL2_0_1

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