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CVE-2026-61820: pgpartman pg_partman · SQL Injection

Affects pgpartman pg_partmanSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to 5.5.0 soon.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 54% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.5.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade pg_partman and pgpartman/pg_partman to 5.5.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
pgpartmanpg_partmanAffected
  • <5.5.0
Fixed in
  • 5.5.0
GitHubpgpartman/pg_partmanpkg:github/pgpartman/pg_partmanOther threatsAffected
  • <5.5.0
Fixed in
  • 5.5.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade pg_partman to version 5.5.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, inherit_template_properties() manually surrounds primary-key column names from pg_attribute.attname with double quotes without escaping embedded double-quote characters. A partman_user who owns a template table can create a crafted column name that breaks out of the generated ALTER TABLE ADD PRIMARY KEY identifier when the background worker applies the key to a child partition. The generated SQL then executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The crafted catalog identifier persists until removed and can trigger again during later partition creation. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

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