{"id":"CVE-2026-16238","title":"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","summary":"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, mino…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-843"],"vendor":"postgresql","product":"postgresql","affected":["postgresql >= 14.0, < 14.24","postgresql >= 15.0, < 15.19","postgresql >= 16.0, < 16.15","postgresql >= 17.0, < 17.11","postgresql >= 18.0, < 18.5"],"patched":["postgresql 18.5"],"published":"2026-08-13","updated":"2026-08-29","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16238","references":[{"url":"https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-16238/","label":"f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-16238.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16238"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515319"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16238"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16238"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67280"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67848"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00414,"epssPercentile":0.35421,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-29T23:43:53.666Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16238","body":"## Overview\n\nType 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `postgresql >= 14.0, < 14.24`\n- `postgresql >= 15.0, < 15.19`\n- `postgresql >= 16.0, < 16.15`\n- `postgresql >= 17.0, < 17.11`\n- `postgresql >= 18.0, < 18.5`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `postgresql 18.5`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:67280** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · released 2026-09-14 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67280)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-09-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-16238.json)\n- **RHSA-2026:67848** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-09-16 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67848)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}