CVE-2026-116336

high

Description

Operation on a dropped index in PostgreSQL REINDEX CONCURRENTLY allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via an index expression that issues DROP INDEX. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.

References

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116336/

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-124515

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-11-12

Updated: 2026-11-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00638