CVE-2026-2005highCWE-120 CWE-122

PostgreSQL pgcrypto heap buffer overflow executes arbitrary code

21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 8.8epss 1.2%

exploitation probability

1.2%top 35% of all CVEs

observed exploitation

nono source reports it

Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pgcrypto allows a ciphertext provider to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a · PostgreSQL

References