CVE-2026-2005
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.3%
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.
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 68th percentile
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- Updated
- 2026-07-15
Proof-of-concept exploits (4)
- M3str3/CVE-2026-20050★ · 2026-03-07
- var77/CVE-2026-200527★ · 2026-05-13
- dinosn/cve-2026-200518★ · 2026-05-05
- open-flaw/CVE-2026-20050★ · 2026-08-21