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CVE-2026-120147VulnerabilityPublished

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-120147· 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, 16:21 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 +2
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 to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

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
PostgreSQLAffected
  • >=15 <15.20
Fixed in
  • 15.20
PostgreSQLAffected
  • <14.25
Fixed in
  • 14.25
Postgresqlpostgresql/postgresqlpkg:deb/postgresql/postgresqlOther threatsAffected
  • <14.25
Fixed in
  • 14.25

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AI-suggested

Fixed versions are available starting from PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate this vulnerability. No information indicates that the vulnerability is mitigated by configuration changes or other workarounds.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the PostgreSQL dblink extension that allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the operating system user running the database. This occurs due to type conversion code that re-enters dblink and closes a connection while an outer dblink call is still reading its results. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.

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