CVE-2026-14666
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 24, 2026
Description
Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of changes to role membership, role attributes, and database ownership allows a query to continue using cached row-level security policies after those changes require a different policy, via plan reuse. Stale policies continue until some other event invalidates the cache or connection termination ends the session. This permits a user to complete reads and modifications that were recently permitted but now forbidden. An attacker must tailor an attack to a particular application's pattern of privilege removal and role-specific row security policies. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.2 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | postgresql15 | Unknown (15.2-r0) |
| 25 LTS | postgresql17 | Fixed (17.11-r0) | |
| Stream | postgresql15 | Unknown (15.3-r0) | |
| postgresql17 | Unknown (17.0-r1) | ||
| postgresql18 | Fixed (18.6-r0) |