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CVE-2026-120152

PostgreSQL pg_show_all_settings() use-after-free discloses memory

  • Medium 4.3

Description

Use after free in PostgreSQL pg_show_all_settings() allows a database user to retrieve memory contents, via loading a module while the function is scanning custom-variable placeholders that the module replaces and frees. Within major versions 16-18, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, and 16.16 are affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 16 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 22.351% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: none; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

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)
  • 16 up to but excluding 16.16 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 12 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

References