ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
LOW
Received
CVE-2026-14673
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 18.5, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.
Published 13 Aug 2026, 13:17 UTC
Last modified 13 Aug 2026, 13:17 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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