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CVE-2026-116310

PostgreSQL COPY error context uses freed field storage

  • Medium 4.3

Description

Use after free in PostgreSQL COPY FROM error reporting allows a database user to disclose portions of server memory, via a longer input row following an ignored or nullified conversion error. file_fdw reaches the same code path in affected version 18. Within major versions 17-18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.7 and 17.12 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17 are unaffected.

Key facts

Published
12 Nov 2026
Last changed
12 Nov 2026
Assigned by
PostgreSQL
EPSS
0.295% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 22.354% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 4.3CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (PostgreSQL)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

No explicit remediation statement is available on this page yet. Consult the original record and vendor references before choosing a fix.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/aPostgreSQL
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 18 up to but excluding 18.7 (affected)
  • 17 up to but excluding 17.12 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 12 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

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