# CVE-2026-116318: PostgreSQL SQL injection in pg\_dump not-null constraint names

Affects PostgreSQL 18 minor versions before 18.7 when an inherited column has a child-local not-null constraint whose name requires quoting. Fixed in 18.7.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-124498, GHSA-6VGG-F58C-3V5X
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 18.7
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-116318 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.8 (high) and affects PostgreSQL; fixed in 18.7.

## Summary

PostgreSQL's pg_dump tool has an SQL injection flaw that lets an object creator run arbitrary SQL as the user who restores the dump. An attacker can exploit it over the network with low-privilege login and no user action, by creating an inherited column with a child-local not-null constraint whose name requires quoting.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running PostgreSQL 18.x below 18.7 where users can create non-temporary objects in a schema and who restore pg_dump output.

Source: https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/ ("Within major version 18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.7 are affected.")

## Affected

- n/a PostgreSQL: from 18, fixed in 18.7

## Description

SQL injection in PostgreSQL pg_dump allows an object creator to execute arbitrary SQL as the user restoring the dump, via an inherited column having a child-local not-null constraint whose name requires quoting. Within major version 18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.7 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 18 are unaffected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PostgreSQL, upgrade to a fixed version (18.7) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-116318 (PostgreSQL pg_dump not-null constraint name allows SQL injection), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-116318 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- n/a PostgreSQL: from 18, fixed in 18.7
Fixed versions: 18.7.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- PostgreSQL major version 18 with minor versions before 18.7 (source: https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/)
- An inherited column has a child-local not-null constraint whose name requires quoting (source: https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/)
- Attacker has permission to create non-temporary objects in at least one schema (source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116318)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-116318 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-116318 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116318
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116318
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-116318"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-116318 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116318

### What does this mean?

When pg_dump writes a not-null constraint whose name needs quoting on an inherited column, the dump can contain injected SQL. Restoring that dump runs the injected SQL as the user doing the restore.

Source: https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116318

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116318?

PostgreSQL: from 18 before 18.7.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116318

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

PostgreSQL 18 minor versions before 18.7 are affected. To check a version, run SELECT version(); in psql or postgres --version on the server. The bug needs an inherited column with a child-local not-null constraint whose name requires quoting, and an attacker who can create non-temporary objects in at least one schema.

Source: https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116318

### How do I fix CVE-2026-116318?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 18.7. The vendor's advisory also recommends PostgreSQL 18.7 or later.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116318, https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116318/

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116318
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116318

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