CVE-2026-2005 (GCVE-0-2026-2005)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-12 13:00 – Updated: 2026-02-26 14:44
VLAI
Title
PostgreSQL pgcrypto heap buffer overflow executes arbitrary code
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a PostgreSQL Affected: 18 , < 18.2 (rpm)
Affected: 17 , < 17.8 (rpm)
Affected: 16 , < 16.12 (rpm)
Affected: 15 , < 15.16 (rpm)
Affected: 0 , < 14.21 (rpm)
Credits
The PostgreSQL project thanks Team Xint Code, as part of zeroday.cloud, for reporting this problem.
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