PostgreSQL missing validation of multibyte character length executes arbitrary code
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.8epss 1.1%
exploitation probability
1.1%top 38% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Missing validation of multibyte character length in PostgreSQL text manipulation allows a database user to issue crafted queries that achieve a buffer overrun. That suffices 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 · PostgreSQLReferences
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19009https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19010https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3730https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3887https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3896https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4024https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4059https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4063https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4064https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4074https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4075https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4110