CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-08-29•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-14673Postgresql · Postgresql

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

3.8

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 93% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

Description

Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before calling the amcheck function. Within major versions 18, 16, 15, and 14, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-13

Modified 2026-08-29

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

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Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2026-14673

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Postgresql Postgresql"

All exposed Postgresql Postgresql instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Postgresql"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Postgresql" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-14673