CVE-2026-14666

PostgreSQL row security caching disregards role modifications

State
Published
Severity
4.2 Medium
Published
Aug 13, 2026
Updated
Aug 29, 2026
Reserved
Jul 3, 2026

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Description

Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of changes to role membership, role attributes, and database ownership allows a query to continue using cached row-level security policies after those changes require a different policy, via plan reuse. Stale policies continue until some other event invalidates the cache or connection termination ends the session. This permits a user to complete reads and modifications that were recently permitted but now forbidden. An attacker must tailor an attack to a particular application's pattern of privilege removal and role-specific row security policies. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.14.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NPostgreSQL

Weaknesses

  • CWE-1250 Improper Preservation of Consistency Between Independent Representations of Shared State

Affected Products

ProductVersions
PostgreSQLn/a
  • 18 to before 18.6Affected
  • 17 to before 17.11Affected
  • 16 to before 16.15Affected
  • 15 to before 15.19Affected
  • before 14.24Affected

References

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