Missing Authorization Affecting postgresql package, versions [14.0,14.24)[15.0,15.19)[16.0,16.15)[17.0,17.11)[18.0,18.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-POSTGRESQL-19427843
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-6470  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade postgresql to version 14.24, 15.19, 16.15, 17.11, 18.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the process of assigning a range subtype or referencing a type from an SQL expression. An attacker can prevent legitimate users from altering or dropping a type by creating a dependency on it without the required privilege.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1