# CVE-2026-120059: psqlODBC uses a server-supplied column name as a format string

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-115372
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- 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 when it handles updatable cursors on tables with an auto-increment integer column. A specially crafted column name can make the driver read unrelated memory, potentially crashing the application or sending client memory contents to the database server.

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## Affected

- PostgreSQL psqlODBC: fixed in 18.00.0006

## Description

For an updatable cursor over a table without OIDs that has an auto-increment int4 column, psqlODBC places that column's name, as reported by the server, into a printf-style format string. It later expands that string with one argument while it builds the WHERE clause of its positioned SELECT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements. A column name that contains format directives makes the driver read unrelated memory, which can crash the application or copy client memory into query text sent to the server. The name can come from a server not trusted under current SSL settings, or from any database user who can create a table that the application reads with an updatable cursor. Versions before psqlODBC 18.00.0006 are affected.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/postgresql-interfaces/psqlodbc/security/advisories/GHSA-44rq-72jh-x2h8

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