CVE-2026-6467
Public on 2026-11-12
Modified on 2026-11-14
Description
Uncontrolled search path element in PostgreSQL CREATE EXTENSION allows an attacker with database-level CREATE privilege to execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap superuser, via ALTER SCHEMA ... RENAME or CREATE EXTENSION ... SCHEMA "$user". ALTER EXTENSION was also affected. A trusted-extension script located the wrong object and executed arbitrary SQL of the attacker's choice. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.
Severity
See what this means
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra | libpq | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libpq | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | 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 2027 Preview | postgresql16 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | postgresql17 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | postgresql17 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | postgresql18 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | postgresql18 | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |