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CVE-2021-41558

• 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: 2021-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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

Affected products

• Set User Project Set User: before 3.0.0 — fixed in 3.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Set User Project Set User 3.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL3_0_0
• https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user/releases/tag/REL3_0_0

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