# CVE-2026-116326: PostgreSQL plperl tied-object exceptions follow stale sigjmp\_buf

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-124505
- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-12)
- Fixed in: 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, 14.25
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-12

CVE-2026-116326 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, 17.12, 16.16 and 2 more.

## Summary

PostgreSQL's plperl procedural language has a flaw in how it handles uncaught exceptions from Perl objects, such as tied objects or objects whose overloaded conversion throws during error handling, which can lead to use of a stale jump buffer and possibly arbitrary code execution on some platforms. An attacker who can log in with low privileges can reach it remotely over the network, and the flaw has not been confirmed to lead to code execution.

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

## Who should check

Teams running PostgreSQL 14 through 18 with the plperl extension, where users can create objects or run CREATE EXTENSION plperl.

Source: https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116326/ ("Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.")

## Affected

- n/a PostgreSQL: from 18, fixed in 18.7; from 17, fixed in 17.12; from 16, fixed in 16.16; from 15, fixed in 15.20; fixed in 14.25

## Description

Uncaught exceptions in PostgreSQL plperl allow an object creator to cause use of a stale sigjmp_buf, via a tied Perl object, or a Perl object whose overloaded conversion throws while plperl is handling another error. We have not ruled out arbitrary code execution on some platform. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PostgreSQL, upgrade to a fixed version (18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, 14.25) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-116326 (PostgreSQL plperl tied-object exceptions follow stale sigjmp_buf), 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-2026-116326 (entry last updated 2026-11-12):
Affected:
- n/a PostgreSQL: from 18, fixed in 18.7; from 17, fixed in 17.12; from 16, fixed in 16.16; from 15, fixed in 15.20; fixed in 14.25
Fixed versions: 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, 14.25.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- The plperl extension is created, either by the attacker with CREATE EXTENSION permission or by another user beforehand (source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116326)
- The attacker has permission to create objects, temporary or non-temporary in at least one schema (source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116326)
- PostgreSQL versions before 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 (source: https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116326/)
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-2026-116326 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-116326 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-2026-116326/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116326
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-2026-116326
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-2026-116326"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-116326 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-2026-116326

### What does this mean?

A tied Perl object or an object whose overloaded conversion throws can make PostgreSQL's plperl code jump back to a stale error-recovery point. A user who can create objects in at least one schema can trigger this. The advisory has not ruled out arbitrary code execution on some platform.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116326, https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116326/

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116326?

PostgreSQL: from 18 before 18.7; from 17 before 17.12; from 16 before 16.16; from 15 before 15.20; before 14.25.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116326

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

Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected, and the bug needs the plperl extension to be created, either by a user with CREATE EXTENSION permission or by another user beforehand. To check, run SELECT version() in psql and look for plperl in the output of \dx in the database.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116326, https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116326/

### How do I fix CVE-2026-116326?

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, or 14.25, matching your major version. The facts name no workaround.

Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116326, https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116326/

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116326/

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116326
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116326

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