CVE-2026-6473: PostgreSQL server undersizes allocations, via integer wraparound
- Is it exploited?
Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1%
EPSS score, percentile 62.9 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 8.8 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 18 to before 18.4
- from 17 to before 17.10
- from 16 to before 16.14
- from 15 to before 15.18
- before 14.23
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 18 to before 18.4 |
| Affected | from 17 to before 17.10 |
| Affected | from 16 to before 16.14 |
| Affected | from 15 to before 15.18 |
| Affected | before 14.23 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
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…
Summary: CVE record, as of .
- CISA has not added CVE-2026-6473 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
- The CVE record was published on 14 May 2026.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1% (percentile 62.9), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
- The credits in the CVE record name AISLE as finder.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.
Description
PostgreSQL server undersizes allocations, via integer wraparound
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-190
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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