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CVE-2026-6472

Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE allows an object creator to hijack other queries that use search_path to find user-defined types, including extension-defined types.

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE allows an object creator to hijack other queries that use search_path to find user-defined types, including extension-defined types. That is to say, the victim will execute arbitrary SQL functions of the attacker's choice. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

CVSS 3.1
5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.16% probability · 5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-862
Affected
postgresql/postgresql
Source
f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.