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CVE-2026-13455 (GCVE-0-2026-13455)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-30 15:19 – Updated: 2026-06-30 15:57
VLAI
Title
PostgreSQL Anonymizer: Unrestricted function can leak the secret salt
Summary
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-30 15:57 UTC
CWE
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
DALIBO PostgreSQL Anonymizer Affected: 1 , < 3.1.2 (semver)
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