# CVE-2021-3935: When PgBouncer is configured to use "cert" authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection i

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-22 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- n/a pgbouncer: PgBouncer 1.16.1

## Description

When PgBouncer is configured to use "cert" authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of TLS certificate verification and encryption. This flaw affects PgBouncer versions prior to 1.16.1.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2021251
- http://www.pgbouncer.org/changelog.html#pgbouncer-116x
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNPCV3KRDI5PLLLKADFVIOHACQJLZMLI/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/02/msg00016.html

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