# CVE-2026-120058: psqlODBC row cache overflow when a later FETCH changes the column count

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-115371
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 18.00.0006
- Published: 2026-11-02 · Updated: 2026-11-02

## Summary

psqlODBC, the PostgreSQL ODBC driver, is affected, and an attacker-controlled or untrusted database server could crash applications using it or potentially corrupt memory in the client process when a cursor fetch returns an unexpected number of columns. This can lead to application crashes or possible code execution on the affected client machine.

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## Affected

- PostgreSQL psqlODBC: fixed in 18.00.0006

## Description

psqlODBC sizes its row cache from the column count of a cursor's first result, but recomputes the column count from each later FETCH reply without checking that it matches. A server not trusted under current SSL settings can answer a later FETCH with more columns and make the driver write tuple records past the end of the heap allocation. A keyset reply with fewer columns than the key fields also underflows the unsigned field count. This is reachable with UseDeclareFetch enabled. Versions before psqlODBC 18.00.0006 are affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PostgreSQL, upgrade to a fixed version (18.00.0006) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/postgresql-interfaces/psqlodbc/security/advisories/GHSA-6rmx-9q62-4w6m

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