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Type confusion in PostgreSQL module "refint" allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. The fix for this emerged as a non-security bug repor
Type confusion in PostgreSQL module "refint" allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. The fix for this emerged as a non-security bug report, and the fix appear in the git repository with subject "refint: Remove plan cache.", without a CVE number. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
Affected packages
- postgresql-10
- postgresql-12
- postgresql-14
- postgresql-16
- postgresql-18
- postgresql-9.3
- postgresql-9.5
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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Sources
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14671
- https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-14671/
- https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-186-1711-1615-1519-1424-and-19-beta-3-released-3365/
Structured record: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-14671
Recommended response stack
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