CVE-2026-14673 Affecting postgresql18 package, versions <18.5-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published15 Aug 2026
- disclosed13 Aug 2026
Introduced: 13 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-14673 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.23 postgresql18 to version 18.5-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream postgresql18 package and not the postgresql18 package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.23 relevant fixed versions and status.
Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before calling the amcheck function. Within major versions 18, 16, 15, and 14, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.