CVE-2026-14671 (GCVE-0-2026-14671)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-13 13:00
Modified
2026-08-14 03:55
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Summary
Type confusion in PostgreSQL module "refint" allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. The fix for this emerged as a non-security bug report, and the fix appear in the git repository with subject "refint: Remove plan cache.", without a CVE number. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | PostgreSQL |
Version: 18 < 18.5 Version: 17 < 17.11 Version: 16 < 16.15 Version: 15 < 15.19 Version: 0 < 14.24 |
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