# CVE-2026-61819: pg\_partman privilege escalation via SQL injection in when using pg\_jobmon and encountering exception

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.5.0
- Published: 2026-09-18 · Updated: 2026-09-18

## Affected

- pgpartman pg\_partman: fixed in 5.5.0

## Description

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pgpartman pg\_partman, upgrade to a fixed version (5.5.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman/security/advisories/GHSA-gv5h-j2cm-rhc3
- https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman/commit/ba9405542acf24dd881845b935cab8b165854361
- https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman/releases/tag/v5.5.0

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