3.8

CVE-2026-14673: postgresql Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 3.8v3.1LowModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2026-14673UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14673DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14673
Published 13-08-2026Last modified 29-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-14673 is a low (CVSS 3.8) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
15/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.8/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 28 · Related 25
MGASA-2026-0347OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11552-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11553-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11554-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11565-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21699-1

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 18.6, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu7 products
  • postgresql-10All versions (No fix recorded)
  • postgresql-12All versions (No fix recorded)
  • postgresql-14< 14.24-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • postgresql-16< 16.15-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • postgresql-18< 18.6-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
Alpine3 products
  • postgresql16< 16.15-r0
  • postgresql17< 17.11-r0
  • postgresql18< 18.5-r0
Debian3 products
  • postgresql-15< 15.19-0+deb12u1
  • postgresql-17< 17.11-0+deb13u1
  • postgresql-18< 18.6-1
Postgresql1 product
  • postgresql≥ 14.0, < 14.24 | ≥ 15.0, < 15.19 | ≥ 16.0, < 16.15 | ≥ 18.0, < 18.5

4 vendors · 14 products

References

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