CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-08-29•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-16238Postgresql · Postgresql

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 54% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Description

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 18.6 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 18 are unaffected.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-13

Modified 2026-08-29

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-16238

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-2026-16238