CVE-2026-14666
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CVE-2026-14666 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.2/10 on the CVSS scale. Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of changes to role membership, role attributes, and database ownership allows a query to continue using cached row-level security policies after those changes require a different policy, via plan reuse. Stale policies continue until some other event invalidates the cache or connection termination ends the session. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of changes to role membership, role attributes, and database ownership allows a query to continue using cached row-level security policies after those changes require a different policy, via plan reuse. Stale policies continue until some other event invalidates the cache or connection termination ends the session. This permits a user to complete reads and modifications that were recently permitted but now forbidden. An attacker must tailor an attack to a particular application's pattern of privilege removal and role-specific row security policies. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 14.0, < 14.24 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 15.0, < 15.19 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 16.0, < 16.15 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 17.0, < 17.11 |
| Postgresql | Postgresql | >= 18.0, < 18.5 |
References
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-14666/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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