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CVE-2026-6464

CVE-2026-6464 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.1 HIGH

Reported by PostgreSQL · Published August 13, 2026

Untrusted data inclusion in PostgreSQL psql COPY may allow a server administrator to elicit execution of data lines as psql commands, via error injection. If the "COPY FROM STDIN" or "\copy FROM STDIN" command fails before the server indicates that it awaits input rows, psql processes the in-line data rows as psql commands. "COPY FROM" with a filename is unaffected. The server administrator has no inherent control over the data rows, so a complete attack requires the attacker to separately acquire control of both the server and the data rows. Alternatively, an attacker controlling data rows alone might complete an attack through a coincidental error that they don't control. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
n/aPostgreSQL18, 17, 16
n/aPostgreSQL0, 15, 16
alpinepostgresql150, 0, 0
alpinepostgresql180, 0, 0
alpinepostgresql160, 0, 0
alpinepostgresql170, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 13, 2026 CVE Published
  • Aug 15, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Aug 20, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 26, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 30, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 14, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 14, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score

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