PT-2026-40917 · Postgresql Global Development Group+3 · Postgresql+2

Jelte Fennema-Nio · Published 2026-05-14 · Updated 2026-05-23 · CVE-2026-6472

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PostgreSQL versions prior to 18.4 PostgreSQL versions prior to 17.10 PostgreSQL versions prior to 16.14 PostgreSQL versions prior to 15.18 PostgreSQL versions prior to 14.23

Description Missing authorization in the CREATE TYPE command allows an object creator to hijack queries that utilize the search path to locate user-defined types, including those defined by extensions. This can lead to the victim executing arbitrary SQL functions chosen by the attacker.

Recommendations Update to version 18.4 or later. Update to version 17.10 or later. Update to version 16.14 or later. Update to version 15.18 or later. Update to version 14.23 or later.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-07103

BIT-POSTGRESQL-2026-6472

CVE-2026-6472

ECHO-07C3-3F85-B9EA

OESA-2026-2381

OESA-2026-2382

OESA-2026-2413

OESA-2026-2414

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10806-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10807-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10808-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10809-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10828-1

USN-8294-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint

Postgresql

Ubuntu

References · 69

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8294-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6475 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6473 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6475 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-8294-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6638 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-postgresql-2026-6472 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2026-2414 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6472 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6472 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2026-2381 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10808-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6472 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6479 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6472 · Security Note