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Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-18408

CVE-2026-18408

High
Open
TLP:CLEAR

PostgreSQL psql \unrestrict lets superuser of pg_dump origin server execute arbitrary code in psql client

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Description

Untrusted data inclusion in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql \restrict meta-command input expansion. The fix for CVE-2025-8714 introduced \restrict and \unrestrict to block this attack, but \unrestrict itself was sufficient for an attack. pg_dumpall is also affected. pg_restore is affected when used to generate a plain-format dump. Non-core use of \restrict would be affected, but we've not identified non-core use. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

Details

CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Confidence
90%
Published
Aug 13, 2026
Last Modified
Aug 13, 2026
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