Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting postgresql package, versions [18.0,18.5)
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Aug 2026
- disclosed13 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-16238 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade postgresql to version 18.5 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') via the pg_restore_attribute_stats function when conflating range and multirange values. An attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database by exploiting this type confusion.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by revoking public EXECUTE permission on the function.