CVE-2026-6638

PostgreSQL REFRESH PUBLICATION allows SQL injection via table name

At a glance

Severity
LOW 3.7
EPSS
EPSS 0.18 % · percentile 8 (2026-10-27)
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
PostgreSQL
NVD status
Analyzed

Description

SQL injection in PostgreSQL logical replication ALTER SUBSCRIPTION ... REFRESH PUBLICATION allows a subscriber table creator to execute arbitrary SQL with the subscription's publication-side credentials. The attack takes effect at the next REFRESH PUBLICATION. Within major versions 16, 17, and 18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, and 16.14 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 16 are unaffected.

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NPostgreSQL
CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NNVD · f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
PostgreSQLaffected 18 < 18.4 ; affected 17 < 17.10 ; affected 16 < 16.14

References

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
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