ALPINE-CVE-2026-2005

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CVE-2026-2005
Published: 12 Feb 2026, 14:16
Last modified:15 Feb 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Feb 2026, 14:16
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 Feb 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•postgresql15

    < 15.16-r0

  • alpine•postgresql16

    < 16.12-r0 | < 16.12-r0 | < 16.12-r0

  • alpine•postgresql17

    < 17.8-r0 | < 17.8-r0 | < 17.8-r0

  • alpine•postgresql18

    < 18.2-r0

References (1)