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CVE-2026-15742VulnerabilityPublished

PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch · Integer Wraparound

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-15742· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 18.6 : patch PostgreSQL soon.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 18.6, 17.11, 16.15 +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=18 <18.6
Fixed in
  • 18.6
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=17 <17.11
Fixed in
  • 17.11
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=16 <16.15
Fixed in
  • 16.15
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=15 <15.19
Fixed in
  • 15.19
PostgreSQLAffected
  • <14.24
Fixed in
  • 14.24
Postgresqlpostgresql/postgresqlpkg:deb/postgresql/postgresqlOther threatsAffected
  • <14.24
  • <15.19
  • <16.15
  • <17.11
  • <18.5
Fixed in
  • 14.24
  • 15.19
  • 16.15
  • 17.11
  • 18.5

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AI-suggested

Upgrade PostgreSQL to version 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, or 14.24 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated. Applying the official patch or upgrading to a fixed version is required to remediate this issue.

Description

An integer wraparound vulnerability in the PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch extension allows a user with limited privileges to cause arbitrary memory writes. This can lead to execution of arbitrary code with the operating system privileges of the database user. The flaw is triggered by providing extreme inputs to the SQL functions levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). Versions prior to PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

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