CVE-2026-44477

A flaw was found in CloudNativePG's metrics exporter. The issue arises because the metrics exporter connected to PostgreSQL using a highly privileged account and did not properly restrict privileges during monitoring operations. A low-privileged database user could exploit this behavior through...

CVE-2026-44477

CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.28.3, the CloudNativePG metrics exporter opens its PostgreSQL connection as the postgres superuser via the pod-local Unix socket, then demotes the session with SET ROLE...

CVE-2026-44477 CloudNativePG: Metrics exporter allows privilege escalation to PostgreSQL superuser and OS RCE

CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.28.3, the CloudNativePG metrics exporter opens its PostgreSQL connection as the postgres superuser via the pod-local Unix socket, then demotes the session with SET ROLE...

CVE-2026-44477

CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.28.3, the CloudNativePG metrics exporter opens its PostgreSQL connection as the postgres superuser via the pod-local Unix socket, then demotes the session with SET ROLE...

EUVD-2026-32930

CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.28.3, the CloudNativePG metrics exporter opens its PostgreSQL connection as the postgres superuser via the pod-local Unix socket, then demotes the session with SET ROLE...

CVE-2026-44477 CloudNativePG: Metrics exporter allows privilege escalation to PostgreSQL superuser and OS RCE

CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.29.1 and 1.28.3, the CloudNativePG metrics exporter opens its PostgreSQL connection as the postgres superuser via the pod-local Unix socket, then demotes the session with SET ROLE...

GHSA-423P-G724-FR39 CloudNativePG's metrics exporter allows privilege escalation to PostgreSQL superuser and OS RCE

Impact The CloudNativePG metrics exporter opens its PostgreSQL connection as the postgres superuser via the pod-local Unix socket, then demotes the session with SET ROLE pgmonitor. SET ROLE changes only currentuser; sessionuser remains postgres. That residual superuser identity is the foothold fo...

PT-2026-39753

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CloudNativePG versions prior to 1.28.3 CloudNativePG versions prior to 1.29.1 Description The metrics exporter in CloudNativePG opens a PostgreSQL connection as the postgres superuser via the pod-local Unix socket and subsequently demotes the...