CVE-2024-10976 | PostgreSQL row security below e.g. subqueries disregards user ID changes

Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of tables with row security allows a reused query to view or change different rows from those intended. CVE-2023-2455 and CVE-2016-2193 fixed most interaction between row security and user ID changes. They missed cases where a subquery, WITH query, security invoker view, or SQL-language function references a table with a row-level security policy. This has the same consequences as the two earlier CVEs. That is to say, it leads to potentially incorrect policies being applied in cases where role-specific policies are used and a given query is planned under one role and then executed under other roles. This scenario can happen under security definer functions or when a common user and query is planned initially and then re-used across multiple SET ROLEs. Applying an incorrect policy may permit a user to complete otherwise-forbidden reads and modifications. This affects only databases that have used CREATE POLICY to define a row security policy. An attacker must tailor an attack to a particular application's pattern of query plan reuse, user ID changes, and role-specific row security policies. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 are affected.

Published: 2024-11-14 Last update: 2025-11-03 Assigner: f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 Source: f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-10976 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-10976

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-05 1.04% 1.13% +0.09%
2 2026-05-01 1.10% 1.04% -0.06%
3 2025-12-29 1.10%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-10976

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.2 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.6 2.5 f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-10976

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-10976

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2024-10976: 5 source package rows (postgresql, postgresql14, postgresql15, postgresql16, postgresql17); 37 state rows across 11 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-community, 3.20-main, 3.21-community, 3.21-main, 3.22-community, 3.22-main, edge-community, edge-main); fixed 19, open 18. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-10976
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-10976 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (postgresql-13, postgresql-15, postgresql-17), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-10976
gentoo high CVE-2024-10976: 1 GLSA(s) (202412-12), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/postgresql); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2024-10976
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10976
suse medium CVE-2024-10976 severity moderate: SUSE including 686 source package names (0:libpq5-17.2-150600.13.5.1, 15.10-42.1:libpq5-17.2-150200.5.5.1, …), 1740 product×package rows across 55 product lines (Container containers/open-webui, Container private-registry/harbor-db, … (55 product lines)): Fixed 1509, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10976/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-10976 medium priority: Ubuntu including 8 source packages (postgresql-10, postgresql-12, …), 59 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 42, released 9, ignored 3, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2, deferred 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-10976

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-10976

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql >= 12.0, < 12.21 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql >= 13.0, < 13.17 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql >= 14.0, < 14.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql >= 15.0, < 15.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql >= 16.0, < 16.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql >= 17.0, < 17.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-10976

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