Critical severity · published May 12, 2026
CVE-2026-7428
Insecure default administrative credentials in AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
9.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Prior to 2025-11-03, well-intended users of Terraform or REST API for Google Cloud AlloyDB for PostgreSQL could have created clusters with an insecure default password which could have been exploited by a remote attacker to gain full administrative access to the database.
Exploitation required network access to the AlloyDB cluster and was limited to Terraform or the REST API, as other clients blocked it.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL · Google Cloud
before 2025-11-03 · source: vendor
