CVE-2026-2007 - Vulnerability Analysis

Overview

PostgreSQL 18.0 and 18.1 contain a heap buffer overflow caused by crafted input string in pg_trgm, letting database users potentially escalate privileges, exploit requires database user access.

Severity & Score

Impact

Database users can exploit heap buffer overflow to potentially escalate privileges or cause other unknown impacts.

Mitigation

Update to the latest PostgreSQL version beyond 18.1.

References

• https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-2007/

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TheHackerWire

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Feb 12, 2026

🟠 CVE-2026-2007 - High (8.2) Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pg_trgm allows a database user to achieve unknown impacts via a crafted input string. The attacker has limited control over the byte patterns to be written, but we have not ruled out the viability of attacks tha... 🔗 https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-2007/ #CVE #vulnerability #infosec #cybersecurity #security #Tenda #patchstack

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