CVE-2026-6470: postgresql Missing Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-6470 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 31 · Related 30Timeline
- 13-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 29-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Missing authorization in PostgreSQL DDL commands allows an object creator to achieve denial of service against ALTER and DROP of the type, via creating a dependency on the type. Many DDL operations did check the privilege, but assigning a range subtype and referencing the type from an SQL expression did not. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
25%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.13 pp
From 0.19% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected 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 | ≥ 17.0, < 17.11 | ≥ 18.0, < 18.5
4 vendors · 14 products