CVE-2026-6472 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE allows an object creator to hijack other queries that use search_path to find user-defined types, including extension-defined types. That is to say, the victim will execute arbitrary SQL functions of the attacker's choice. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Postgresql	Postgresql

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6472/

History

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Postgresql Postgresql postgresql
Vendors & Products		Postgresql Postgresql postgresql

Thu, 14 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 14 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE allows an object creator to hijack other queries that use search_path to find user-defined types, including extension-defined types. That is to say, the victim will execute arbitrary SQL functions of the attacker's choice. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
Title		PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE does not check multirange schema CREATE privilege
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6472/
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PostgreSQL

Published: 2026-05-14T13:00:02.086Z

Updated: 2026-05-14T13:43:48.103Z

Reserved: 2026-04-17T00:23:44.190Z

Link: CVE-2026-6472

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T13:43:44.465Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-14T14:16:24.757

Modified: 2026-05-14T16:21:23.190

Link: CVE-2026-6472

Redhat

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