{"cve":"CVE-2021-38140","nvd":{"published":"2021-08-10T18:15:07.263","modified":"2026-06-17T04:01:33.467","status":"Modified","description":"The set_user extension module before 2.0.1 for PostgreSQL allows a potential privilege escalation using RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION after set_user().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"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"],"products":["set_user_project:set_user"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:21:13.713336758+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-38140","score":0.0129,"percentile":0.70241,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}