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
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
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.2 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | PostgreSQL |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1250 Improper Preservation of Consistency Between Independent Representations of Shared State
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PostgreSQLn/a |
|
References
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