CVE-2026-16237

Public on 2026-11-12
Modified on 2026-11-14
Description
Improper protection in PostgreSQL INSERT ... ON CONFLICT on auto-updatable views allows an attacker having INSERT and UPDATE privileges on the view to read and modify every row in the view's base table, via iterated INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE. This bypasses the view's WHERE condition, whether or not the view is a security_barrier view. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra libpq Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 libpq Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview libpq Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Postgresql14 Extra postgresql Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core postgresql Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql15 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql16 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview postgresql16 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql17 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview postgresql17 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 postgresql18 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview postgresql18 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N