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CVE-2026-116328VulnerabilityPublished

PostgreSQL generation memory contexts · Integer Wraparound

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116328· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 18.7 : patch PostgreSQL soon.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 16:32 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (PostgreSQL)CVSS 3.18.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 18.7, 17.12, 16.16
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 12 Nov 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 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade PostgreSQL and postgresql/postgresql to 18.7, 17.12 or 16.16.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=18 <18.7
Fixed in
  • 18.7
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=17 <17.12
Fixed in
  • 17.12
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=16 <16.16
Fixed in
  • 16.16
Postgresqlpostgresql/postgresqlpkg:deb/postgresql/postgresqlOther threatsAffected
  • >=16 <16.16
  • >=17 <17.12
  • >=18 <18.7
Fixed in
  • 16.16
  • 17.12
  • 18.7

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in PostgreSQL versions 16.16, 17.12, and 18.7. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the vulnerability. No vendor advisory content was provided to indicate otherwise, so applying these official patches is the recommended mitigation.

Description

An integer wraparound vulnerability in PostgreSQL generation memory contexts allows a database user to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. This occurs by freeing an allocation larger than 1 GB and causing its memory block to be reused for smaller chunks, where the back-pointer offset cannot represent the correct position. The vulnerability affects PostgreSQL major versions 16 through 18, specifically minor versions before 18.7, 17.12, and 16.16. Versions prior to 16 are not affected.

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