Timescale pgvectorscale before 0.9.1 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows low-privileged database users to corrupt memory by shadowing pgvector's vector type or operators. Attackers with CREATE privilege on the vectorscale schema can pre-create shadow objects, then build and query DiskANN indexes over crafted values to cause out-of-bounds reads and writes, disclosing memory, crashing the server, or escalating privileges.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/blob/0.9.0/pgvectorscale/src/access_method/build.rs#L253 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/blob/0.9.0/pgvectorscale/src/access_method/mod.rs#L208-L231 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/blob/0.9.0/pgvectorscale/src/access_method/pg_vector.rs#L133-L151 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/1c7cb1cab919ac122f901f163a71f69a264a8f81 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/59d2f573dbd7a1446728ac547576d22f5b05cfaa cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/commit/f42f8cf29c92111add863ccf3255b3bf23fb51cd cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/pull/280 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale/releases/tag/0.9.1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/timescale-pgvectorscale-before-0.9.1-type-confusion-via-unqualified-diskann-operator-classes cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Description Timescale pgvectorscale before 0.9.1 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows low-privileged database users to corrupt memory by shadowing pgvector's vector type or operators. Attackers with CREATE privilege on the vectorscale schema can pre-create shadow objects, then build and query DiskANN indexes over crafted values to cause out-of-bounds reads and writes, disclosing memory, crashing the server, or escalating privileges.
Title Timescale pgvectorscale before 0.9.1 Type Confusion via Unqualified DiskANN Operator Classes
Weaknesses CWE-843
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T14:59:38.170Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T11:37:39.154Z

Link: CVE-2026-116489

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-26T16:17:18.690

Modified: 2026-10-26T16:17:18.690

Link: CVE-2026-116489

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Updated: 2026-10-26T16:30:11Z

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