CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-16238
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Last modified
- 2026-08-29
- Assigner
- f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007
- CVSS 3.1 (f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-843
Description
Type confusion in PostgreSQL pg_restore_attribute_stats() allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via conflation of range and multirange values. Within major version 18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.6 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 18 are unaffected.
Affected configurations
• postgresql postgresql (>= 14.0 < 14.24)
• postgresql postgresql (>= 15.0 < 15.19)
• postgresql postgresql (>= 16.0 < 16.15)
• postgresql postgresql (>= 17.0 < 17.11)
• postgresql postgresql (>= 18.0 < 18.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type weakness
References
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-16238/ Vendor Advisory