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CVE-2026-2005

Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pgcrypto allows a ciphertext provider to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database.

Impact

Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pgcrypto allows a ciphertext provider to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PostgresqlPostgresql
from 14.0 before 14.21
from 15.0 before 15.16
from 16.0 before 16.12
from 17.0 before 17.8
from 18.0 before 18.2

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