CVE-2026-2006 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

PostgreSQL < 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 contains a buffer overflow caused by missing validation of multibyte character length in text manipulation, letting database users execute arbitrary code as the OS user, exploit requires database user privileges.

Severity & Score

Impact

Database users can execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, leading to full system compromise.

Mitigation

Upgrade to PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, 14.21 or later.

References

• https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-2006/

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TheHackerWire

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Feb 12, 2026

🟠 CVE-2026-2006 - High (8.8) Missing validation of multibyte character length in PostgreSQL text manipulation allows a database user to issue crafted queries that achieve a buffer overrun. That suffices to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the datab... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2006/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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