Untrusted Search Path Affecting postgresql package, versions [14.0,14.24)[15.0,15.19)[16.0,16.15)[18.0,18.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-POSTGRESQL-19427832
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-14673  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade postgresql to version 14.24, 15.19, 16.15, 18.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Untrusted Search Path via the amcheck function. An attacker can execute arbitrary functions with the privileges of expression index owners by setting a malicious search path prior to invoking the amcheck function.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1