DSA-6385-1 pgextwlist - security update

unknownCVE-2023-39417

Guillaume Winter discovered that pgextwlist, an extension for PostgreSQL implementing a whitelist mechanism for PostgreSQL extensions, was susceptible to SQL injection via crafted schema and user names. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6385-1

CSIRTS triage

vendor: PostgreSQL product: pgextwlist SQL injection

What: pgextwlist is susceptible to SQL injection via crafted schema and user names.
Who is affected: Deployments of pgextwlist are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the potential for exploitation and the nature of the vulnerability.
Action: Update pgextwlist to the latest version.

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Details

Source: Debian Security Advisories (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-07-08
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00296.html

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2023-394171.6% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 72% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2023-39417	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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