CVE-2026-16238

HIGH CVSS 8.8 View on NVD ↗

Description

Type confusion in PostgreSQL pg_restore_attribute_stats() allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via conflation of range and multirange values. Within major version 18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 18 are unaffected.

CVSS Vector

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

References

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-16238/

Published: Aug 13, 2026 13:17 UTC Modified: Aug 14, 2026 05:16 UTC