CVE-2026-6473

high

Description

Integer wraparound in multiple PostgreSQL server features allows an unprivileged database user to cause the server to undersize an allocation and write out-of-bounds. This may execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. In applications that pass gigabyte-scale user inputs to the relevant database functions, the application input provider may achieve a segmentation fault. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

References

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6473/

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6473.json

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477448

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6473

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35880

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34363

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34362

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34043

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33497

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33441

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32994

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:32983

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29953

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29904

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29815

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29212

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28999

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28143

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28037

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27743

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27742

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27741

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27738

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27718

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26561

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26525

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26524

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26204

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26203

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26181

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22878

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-14

Updated: 2026-07-15

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: 0.00064