# CVE-2026-105616: PostgreSQL Anonymizer: The secret salt and shift of anon are readable by any role in pg\_roles or pg\_db\_role\_setting

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112288, GHSA-CCCH-G55G-PM23
- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.0
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

The PostgreSQL Anonymizer extension (anon) is affected. Its secret salt and shift values, which are used for data masking, can be read by any database role through the pg_roles and pg_db_role_setting system catalogs when they were configured at the database or role level, bypassing the restriction normally placed on the SHOW command.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- DALIBO PostgreSQL Anonymizer: from 1, fixed in 3.3.0

## Description

PostgreSQL restricts acces to the salt and shift via the `SHOW` command for users not member of `pg_read_all_settings`. But they are visible in `pg_db_role_setting` or `pg_roles` if they were set on the database, user or both. PostgreSQL Anonymizer's documentation recommends to use ALTER DATABASE / ALTER ROLE for the salt. The problem is resolved in PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.3.0 and later versions.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.com/dalibo/postgresql_anonymizer/-/issues/694

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