PostgreSQL up to 18.6 postgres_fdw buffer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in PostgreSQL up to 14.24/15.19/16.15/17.11/18.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component postgres_fdw. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-120149. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PostgreSQL up to 14.24/15.19/16.15/17.11/18.6. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component postgres_fdw. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in PostgreSQL foreign batch inserts allows a foreign server to execute arbitrary code, via reporting that it inserted more rows than the server supplied. postgres_fdw can legitimately encounter this when a rule on the remote table expands an INSERT into additional rows. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.

It is possible to read the advisory at postgresql.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-120149 since 10/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 14.25, 15.20, 16.16, 17.12 or 18.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Database Software

Name

• PostgreSQL

Version

• 14.0
• 14.1
• 14.2
• 14.3
• 14.4
• 14.5
• 14.6
• 14.7
• 14.8
• 14.9
• 14.10
• 14.11
• 14.12
• 14.13
• 14.14
• 14.15
• 14.16
• 14.17
• 14.18
• 14.19
• 14.20
• 14.21
• 14.22
• 14.23
• 14.24
• 15.0
• 15.1
• 15.2
• 15.3
• 15.4
• 15.5
• 15.6
• 15.7
• 15.8
• 15.9
• 15.10
• 15.11
• 15.12
• 15.13
• 15.14
• 15.15
• 15.16
• 15.17
• 15.18
• 15.19
• 16.0
• 16.1
• 16.2
• 16.3
• 16.4
• 16.5
• 16.6
• 16.7
• 16.8
• 16.9
• 16.10
• 16.11
• 16.12
• 16.13
• 16.14
• 16.15
• 17.0
• 17.1
• 17.2
• 17.3
• 17.4
• 17.5
• 17.6
• 17.7
• 17.8
• 17.9
• 17.10
• 17.11
• 18.0
• 18.1
• 18.2
• 18.3
• 18.4
• 18.5
• 18.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.postgresql.org/

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