# CVE-2026-105618: PostgreSQL Anonymizer: Masked partitions and child tables are not masked when they are queried through their parent

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112290, GHSA-GXMR-V93G-WPQ2
- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.0
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

PostgreSQL Anonymizer, an extension used to mask personal data in PostgreSQL databases, is affected when masking rules are applied to partitioned or inherited tables. Data is correctly masked when those child tables are queried directly, but querying through the parent table returns unmasked data, exposing sensitive information.

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## Affected

- DALIBO PostgreSQL Anonymizer: from 1, fixed in 3.3.0

## Description

PostgreSQL Anonymizer's documentation recommends applying rules on partitions and inheritance tables. Direct access to the paritions / inheritance tables is masked but not thru the parent table. The problem is resolved in PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.3.0 and later versions.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.com/dalibo/postgresql_anonymizer/-/issues/696

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