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CVE-2026-2005

PostgreSQL pgcrypto heap buffer overflow executes arbitrary code

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, 14.21
4 proofs of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pgcrypto allows a ciphertext provider to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a PostgreSQL

    From 18 · fixed in 18.2; From 17 · fixed in 17.8; From 16 · fixed in 16.12; From 15 · fixed in 15.16; fixed in 14.21

References 5

postgresql.org

GitHub · dinosn/cve-2026-2005

GitHub · open-flaw/CVE-2026-2005

GitHub · stvm8/CVE-2026-2005_lab

GitHub · var77/CVE-2026-2005