How severe is CVE-2026-83550?

CVE-2026-83550 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2026-83550 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and no EPSS exploit-prediction score is available yet.

How do I fix CVE-2026-83550?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2026-83550 published?

CVE-2026-83550 was published on 2026-10-06.

CVE-2026-83550

CVE-2026-83550 is a high-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-489.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.1)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-489
Published: 2026-10-06
Last modified: 2026-10-06

Description

A flaw was found in postgres-exporter. Due to the blank import of `net/http/pprof`, debug endpoints are exposed on the unauthenticated metrics listener. A remote attacker within the cluster network can access these endpoints. This allows for information disclosure, potentially revealing process arguments, full goroutine stacks, and sensitive data like database connection strings or passwords from heap dumps. Additionally, repeated CPU profiling through these endpoints can lead to a denial of service.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-83550?: A flaw was found in postgres-exporter. Due to the blank import of `net/http/pprof`, debug endpoints are exposed on the unauthenticated metrics listener. A remote attacker within the cluster network can access these endpoints. This allows for information disclosure, potentially revealing process arguments, full goroutine stacks, and sensitive data like database connection strings or passwords from heap dumps. Additionally, repeated CPU profiling through these endpoints can lead to a denial of service.
How severe is CVE-2026-83550?: CVE-2026-83550 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over an adjacent network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2026-83550 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and no EPSS exploit-prediction score is available yet.
How do I fix CVE-2026-83550?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2026-83550 published?: CVE-2026-83550 was published on 2026-10-06.

References

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