7.2

CVE-2026-6471: postgresql Missing Authorization

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2026-6471UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6471DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6471
Published 13-08-2026Last modified 29-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-6471 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Missing Authorization vulnerability in postgresql. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.24 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 53 · Related 30
MGASA-2026-0347OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11552-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11553-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11554-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11555-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11565-1

Timeline

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

Description

Missing authorization in PostgreSQL logical decoding allows a non-superuser holding REPLICATION privilege to dlopen any file visible to the operating system account running the server, via the choice of logical decoding plugin. This in turn runs arbitrary code as that account. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.24 pp

From 0.29% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

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 | ≥ 17.0, < 17.11 | ≥ 18.0, < 18.5

4 vendors · 14 products

References

7 links