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CVE-2026-55765

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Description

CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.28.4 and 1.29.2, CloudNativePG embedded cleartext role passwords in `ALTER ROLE` and `CREATE ROLE` statements generated by SetUserPassword in pkg/management/postgres/utils/roles.go and appendPasswordOption in internal/management/controller/roles/postgres.go. When pg_stat_statements was preloaded with track_utility enabled and an untrusted tenant held pg_monitor or pg_read_all_stats, the tenant could recover platform-managed superuser or application-owner passwords, reconnect through enabled superuser TCP access, and execute operating system commands in the database pod with `COPY ... FROM PROGRAM`. Clusters using SCRAM-SHA-256 verifiers in managed-role Secrets were not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 1.28.4, 1.29.2, and 1.30.0.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-20 22:17:22.487000
Last modified
2026-10-26 10:10:00.140000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-55765",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:17:22.487",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T10:10:00.140",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.28.4 and 1.29.2, CloudNativePG embedded cleartext role passwords in `ALTER ROLE` and `CREATE ROLE` statements generated by SetUserPassword in pkg/management/postgres/utils/roles.go and appendPasswordOption in internal/management/controller/roles/postgres.go. When pg_stat_statements was preloaded with track_utility enabled and an untrusted tenant held pg_monitor or pg_read_all_stats, the tenant could recover platform-managed superuser or application-owner passwords, reconnect through enabled superuser TCP access, and execute operating system commands in the database pod with `COPY ... FROM PROGRAM`. Clusters using SCRAM-SHA-256 verifiers in managed-role Secrets were not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 1.28.4, 1.29.2, and 1.30.0."
    },
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      "value": "CloudNativePG es una plataforma diseñada para gestionar bases de datos PostgreSQL dentro de entornos Kubernetes. Antes de las versiones 1.28.4 y 1.29.2, CloudNativePG incrustaba contraseñas de rol en texto claro en las sentencias “ALTER ROLE” y “CREATE ROLE” generadas por SetUserPassword en pkg/management/postgres/utils/roles.go y appendPasswordOption en internal/management/controller/roles/postgres.go. Cuando pg_stat_statements se precargaba con track_utility habilitado y un inquilino no confiable poseía pg_monitor o pg_read_all_stats, el inquilino podía recuperar contraseñas de superusuario o de propietario de aplicación gestionadas por la plataforma, reconectarse a través del acceso TCP de superusuario habilitado y ejecutar comandos del sistema operativo en el pod de la base de datos con “COPY ... FROM PROGRAM”. Los clústeres que utilizaban verificadores SCRAM-SHA-256 en Secrets de rol gestionado no se vieron afectados. Este problema está solucionado en las versiones 1.28.4, 1.29.2 y 1.30.0."
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/2f0342747e1f160425b9d51753c0069b0d6117d5",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/3cd5af5d388c26758acf13c19ea806b4bcebb3fe",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/9a13573dbe3d78721b7ea92141e6d2324a2c0ef0",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/pull/10724",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.28.4",
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      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.29.2",
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.30.0",
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/security/advisories/GHSA-w3gf-xc94-wvmj",
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