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GHSA-C4J6-V5F3-8F3C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-13 15:34 – Updated: 2026-08-13 15:34

Details

Type confusion in PostgreSQL module "refint" allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. The fix for this emerged as a non-security bug report, and the fix appear in the git repository with subject "refint: Remove plan cache.", without a CVE number. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 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

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CVE-2026-14671 (GCVE-0-2026-14671)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 13:00 – Updated: 2026-08-14 03:55

Title

PostgreSQL refint plan cache type confusion executes arbitrary code

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-13 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Assigner

PostgreSQL

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	PostgreSQL	Affected: 18 , < 18.5 (rpm) Affected: 17 , < 17.11 (rpm) Affected: 16 , < 16.15 (rpm) Affected: 15 , < 15.19 (rpm) Affected: 0 , < 14.24 (rpm)

Credits

The PostgreSQL project thanks Hcamael for reporting this problem.

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GHSA-C4J6-V5F3-8F3C

CVE-2026-14671 (GCVE-0-2026-14671)

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