CVE-2026-116489
What it is
Timescale pgvectorscale before 0.9.1 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows low-privileged database users to corrupt memory by shadowing pgvector's vector type or operators. Attackers with CREATE privilege on the vectorscale schema can pre-create shadow objects, then build and query DiskANN indexes over crafted values to cause out-of-bounds reads and writes, disclosing memory, crashing the server, or escalating privileges.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
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: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.7 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.7
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/1c7cb1cab919ac122f901f163a71f69a264a8f81
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/59d2f573dbd7a1446728ac547576d22f5b05cfaa
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/f42f8cf29c92111add863ccf3255b3bf23fb51cd
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/pull/280
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/releases/tag/0.9.1
References
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/blob/0.9.0/pgvectorscale/src/access_method/build.rs#L253
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/blob/0.9.0/pgvectorscale/src/access_method/mod.rs#L208-L231
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/blob/0.9.0/pgvectorscale/src/access_method/pg_vector.rs#L133-L151
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/1c7cb1cab919ac122f901f163a71f69a264a8f81
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/59d2f573dbd7a1446728ac547576d22f5b05cfaa
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/f42f8cf29c92111add863ccf3255b3bf23fb51cd
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/pull/280
- https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/releases/tag/0.9.1
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/timescale-pgvectorscale-before-0.9.1-type-confusion-via-unqualified-diskann-operator-classes