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CVE-2026-16238

ADVISORY - nist

Summary

Type confusion in PostgreSQL pg_restore_attribute_stats() allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via conflation of range and multirange values. Within major version 18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 18 are unaffected.

EPSS Score⁠: 0.0059 (0.453)

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

ADVISORY - nist

CWE-843⁠

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Impacted images

Advisories

NIST

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-16238⁠
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

2.8

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CWE-843⁠

CVSS SCORE

8.8high

Alpine

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-16238⁠
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

-

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
RATING UNAVAILABLE FROM ADVISORY

Debian

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-16238⁠
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

-

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-

CVSS SCORE

N/Alow

Ubuntu

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-16238⁠
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

-

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-

CVSS SCORE

N/Amedium