CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-16239

8.8 HIGH Published 2026-08-13 Modified 2026-08-29 Official page ↗
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 "portal"/cursor lifecycle allows a user to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via re-creation of a cursor or other portal with different types. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

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