CVE-2026-18408
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Code Injection in PostgreSQL pg_dump
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-18408, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-13
Last updated on: 2026-08-13
Assigner: PostgreSQL
Description
Description
Untrusted data inclusion in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql \restrict meta-command input expansion. The fix for CVE-2025-8714 introduced \restrict and \unrestrict to block this attack, but \unrestrict itself was sufficient for an attack. pg_dumpall is also affected. pg_restore is affected when used to generate a plain-format dump. Non-core use of \restrict would be affected, but we've not identified non-core use. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql | to 18.5 (exc) |
| postgresql | postgresql | to 17.11 (exc) |
| postgresql | postgresql | to 16.15 (exc) |
| postgresql | postgresql | to 15.19 (exc) |
| postgresql | postgresql | to 14.24 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-829 | The product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere. |
