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)
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- published29 Aug 2026
- disclosed13 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-6471 (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 due to insufficient authorization checks in the logical decoding process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the operating system account running the server by specifying a crafted logical decoding plugin.