CVE-2021-38140

9.8 criticalEPSS 1.3%

Critical (9.8) in set user project set user. EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Severity

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 70% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2021-08-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19