CVE-2026-2005CWE-122
PostgreSQL pgcrypto heap buffer overflow executes arbitrary code
High · published February 12, 2026
What it is
Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pgcrypto allows a ciphertext provider to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.01372 · 71.6th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- Published
- 2026-02-12T13:00Z
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