Low severity3.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2026· Updated Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-14673
CVE-2026-14673
Description
Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before calling the amcheck function. Within major versions 18, 16, 15, and 14, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0,<14.24
- (no CPE)range: <18.5, <16.15, <15.19, <14.24
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql18&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql15&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql16&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql14&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql15&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql16&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql18&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql18-mini&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql14&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:bitnami/postgresql
< 18.6-1.1+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 18.6-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 15.19-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.15-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.24-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 15.19-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.15-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.6-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.6-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.24-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.24.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-14673/nvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- PostgreSQL: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Many Allowing Code ExecutionVypr Intelligence · Aug 13, 2026