CVE-2026-2005HIGH 8.8EPSS p47.5%

CVE-2026-2005CVE-2026-2005

Description

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.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.68% probability of exploitation · percentile 47.5% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-02-12
Last modified2026-02-20

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-122

References

  1. https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-2005/

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessHeap-based Buffer Overflowcwe-1220%live

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