CVE-2026-16238

8.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (8.8) in postgresql postgresql. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Type confusion in PostgreSQL pg_restore_attribute_stats() allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via conflation of range and multirange values. Within major version 18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.6 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 18 are unaffected.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 35% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-843
Published: 2026-08-13
Modified: 2026-08-29
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

postgresql:postgresql

References

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-16238/

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