CVE-2026-2004 (GCVE-0-2026-2004)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-12 13:00 – Updated: 2026-02-13 04:56
VLAI?
Title
PostgreSQL intarray missing validation of type of input to selectivity estimator executes arbitrary code
Summary
Missing validation of type of input in PostgreSQL intarray extension selectivity estimator function allows an object creator 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-1287 - Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
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 Daniel Firer, as part of zeroday.cloud, for reporting this problem.
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