CVE-2026-116321
What it is
Improper null termination in PostgreSQL array element assignment allows a database user to disclose server memory, via changing the final byte of a fixed-length name value to a nonzero byte and passing it to code that treats the value as a C string. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: not scored yet.
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Weakness
- CWE-170
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
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