CVE-2026-29089 HIGH

CVE-2026-29089: TimescaleDB uses untrusted search path during extension upgrade

Vendor Timescale
Product timescaledb
Weakness CWE-426
Published March 6, 2026
Last update March 11, 2026

CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

TimescaleDB is a time-series database for high-performance real-time analytics packaged as a Postgres extension. From version 2.23.0 to 2.25.1, PostgreSQL uses the search_path setting to locate unqualified database objects (tables, functions, operators). If the search_path includes user-writable schemas a malicious user can create functions in that schema that shadow builtin postgres functions and will be called instead of the postgres functions leading to arbitrary code execution during extension upgrade. This issue has been patched in version 2.25.2.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 6, 2026 CVE published
March 11, 2026 Record updated