High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-6475
CVE-2026-6475
Description
Symlink following in PostgreSQL pg_basebackup plain format and in pg_rewind allows an origin superuser to overwrite local files, e.g. /var/lib/postgres/.bashrc, that hijack the operating system account. It will remain the case that starting the server after these commands implicitly trusts the origin superuser, due to features like shared_preload_libraries. Hence, the attack has practical implications only if one takes relevant action between these commands and server start, like moving the files to a different VM or snapshotting the VM. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.
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62cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.23
- (no CPE)range: <18.4, <17.10, <16.14, <15.18, <14.23
- osv-coords60 versionspkg:bitnami/postgresqlpkg:rpm/almalinux/libpqpkg:rpm/almalinux/libpq-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/pg_repackpkg:rpm/almalinux/pgauditpkg:rpm/almalinux/pgvectorpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgispkg:rpm/almalinux/postgis-clientpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgis-docspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgis-upgradepkg:rpm/almalinux/postgis-utilspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgres-decoderbufspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresqlpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-contribpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-docspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-plperlpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-plpython3pkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-pltclpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-private-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-private-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-serverpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-server-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-staticpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-testpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-test-rpm-macrospkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-upgradepkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql-upgrade-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18pkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-contribpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-docspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-plperlpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-plpython3pkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-private-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-private-libspkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-serverpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-server-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-staticpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-testpkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-test-rpm-macrospkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-upgradepkg:rpm/almalinux/postgresql18-upgrade-develpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql14&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql14&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql15&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql15&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql16&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql16&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql17&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql17&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/postgresql18&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql15&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql15&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql17&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql17&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/postgresql18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0
< 14.23.0+ 59 more
- (no CPE)range: < 14.23.0
- (no CPE)range: < 13.23-2.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 13.23-2.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.1-1.module_el9.6.0+146+c54fdeca
- (no CPE)range: < 16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bc
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.2-2.module_el9.6.0+167+4e561146
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4c
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4c
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4c
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4c
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.3-5.module_el9.8.0+236+2d3cbd4c
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.0-1.Final.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bc
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.module_el9.8.0+266+1e661e97
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.el10_2
- (no CPE)range: < 14.23-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.23-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 15.18-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 15.18-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 17.10-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 17.10-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.23-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 14.23-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 15.18-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 15.18-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 16.14-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 17.10-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 17.10-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 18.4-160000.1.1
Patches
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References
1- www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6475/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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