CVE-2026-120141
Received
Received - Intake
Type Confusion in PostgreSQL Materialized Functions
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-120141, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-12
Last updated on: 2026-11-12
Assigner: PostgreSQL
Description
Description
Type confusion in PostgreSQL materialized set-returning functions allows a database user to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via returning rows having different dynamic RECORD return types. json_populate_recordset() is one affected function. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql | to 14.25 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-843 | The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. |
