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.
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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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)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
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| 4.2 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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1.6 | 2.5 | f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 |
| 5.4 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.5 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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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
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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
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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
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-10976 |
suse
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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
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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 |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |