Missing validation of multibyte character length in PostgreSQL text manipulation allows a database user to issue crafted queries that achieve a buffer overrun. That suffices to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4524-1 postgresql-13 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4524-2 postgresql-13 regression update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6132-1 postgresql-15 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6133-1 postgresql-17 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8072-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19009 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19010 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3730 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3887 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3896 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4024 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4059 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4063 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4064 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4074 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4075 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4110 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4254 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4441 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4475 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4504 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4505 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4506 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4509 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4515 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4516 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4518 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4524 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4528 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4544 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4546 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4547 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4548 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4943 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8756 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2006 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2439324 cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2006 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2006.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2006 cve-icon
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-2006/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Postgresql
Postgresql postgresql
Vendors & Products Postgresql
Postgresql postgresql

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1285
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing validation of multibyte character length in PostgreSQL text manipulation allows a database user to issue crafted queries that achieve a buffer overrun. That suffices to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected.
Title PostgreSQL missing validation of multibyte character length executes arbitrary code
Weaknesses CWE-129
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Projects

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PostgreSQL

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T01:20:50.985Z

Reserved: 2026-02-05T18:17:56.273Z

Link: CVE-2026-2006

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-12T14:19:18.253Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-02-12T14:16:02.470

Modified: 2026-07-15T02:19:26.810

Link: CVE-2026-2006

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-02-12T13:00:10Z

Links: CVE-2026-2006 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T20:15:26Z

Weaknesses