CVE-2026-15742 HIGH

CVE-2026-15742: PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch writes effectively-arbitrary addresses, via integer wraparound

Vendor N/A
Product PostgreSQL
Weakness CWE-190
Published August 13, 2026
Last update August 13, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via extreme inputs to SQL function levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 13, 2026 CVE published
August 13, 2026 Record updated