CVE-2026-6474
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Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-6474, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-05-14

Last updated on: 2026-05-18

Assigner: PostgreSQL

Description

Externally-controlled format string in PostgreSQL timeofday() function allows an attacker to retrieve portions of server memory, via crafted timezone zones. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

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Published
2026-05-14
Last Modified
2026-05-18
Generated
2026-06-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-28
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
postgresql postgresql From 16.0 (inc) to 16.14 (exc)
postgresql postgresql From 17.0 (inc) to 17.10 (exc)
postgresql postgresql From 18.0 (inc) to 18.4 (exc)
postgresql postgresql From 15.0 (inc) to 15.18 (exc)
postgresql postgresql to 14.23 (exc)

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CWE-134 The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

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