High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-15742
CVE-2026-15742
Description
Integer wraparound in PostgreSQL fuzzystrmatch allows a user to direct writes to a huge range of addresses, executing arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via extreme inputs to SQL function levenshtein() or levenshtein_less_equal(). Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
2- Range: <18.5, <17.11, <16.15, <15.19, <14.24
- Range: <18.5, <17.11, <16.15, <15.19, <14.24
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.