CVE-2026-14673
Public on 2026-08-13
Modified on 2026-08-14
Description
Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before calling the amcheck function. Within major versions 18, 16, 15, and 14, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra | libpq | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libpq | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra | postgresql | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | postgresql | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | postgresql15 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | postgresql16 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | postgresql17 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | postgresql18 | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |