CVE-2026-32286: Denial of service in github.com/jackc/pgproto3/v2
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-32286 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in jackc pgproto3. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Duplicates 1 · Related 6Timeline
- 26-03-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 10-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The DataRow.Decode function fails to properly validate field lengths. A malicious or compromised PostgreSQL server can send a DataRow message with a negative field length, causing a slice bounds out of range panic.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
52%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.03 pp
From 0.65% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (securityinfinity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-129Improper Validation of Array IndexThe product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array.
- CWE-1285Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in InputThe product receives input that is expected to specify an index, position, or offset into an indexable resource such as a buffer or file, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the specified index/position/offset has the required properties.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard96 products
- argo-workflow-controller-3.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- argo-workflow-controller-fips-3.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- argo-workflow-executor-3.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- argo-workflow-executor-fips-3.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- argo-workflows-3.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi21 products
- bento< 1.16.1-r1
- flyteAll versions (No fix recorded)
- grafana-alloy< 1.17.0-r0
- harbor-2.14All versions (No fix recorded)
- harbor-2.14-exporterAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- golang-github-jackc-pgproto3All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.3.3-2
Github.com/jackc/pgproto31 product
- v2≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.3.3 | ≥ 2.0.0 (No fix recorded)
Jackc1 product
- pgproto3≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.3.3
Ubuntu1 product
- golang-github-jackc-pgproto3All versions (No fix recorded)
6 vendors · 121 products
References
31 linksShow all 31 references
- pkg.go.devWEB
- github.com/jackc/pgproto3PACKAGE