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PostgreSQL 18.x < 18.2 Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-2007)

🗓️ 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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PostgreSQL 18 before 18.2 is vulnerable to heap overflow with possible privilege escalation.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# Portions Copyright (C) 1996-2019, The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies.
# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(299757);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/24");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-2007");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2026-B-0047");

  script_name(english:"PostgreSQL 18.x < 18.2 Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-2007)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote database server is affected by a heap buffer overflow vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of PostgreSQL installed on the remote host is 18 prior to 18.2. As such, it is potentially affected by a
vulnerability:

  - Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pg_trgm allows a database user to achieve unknown impacts via a crafted
    input string. The attacker has limited control over the byte patterns to be written, but we have not ruled
    out the viability of attacks that lead to privilege escalation. PostgreSQL 18.1 and 18.0 are affected.
    (CVE-2026-2007)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-182-178-1612-1516-and-1421-released-3235/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fbf9397e");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-2007/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to PostgreSQL 18.2 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-2007");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/02/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/02/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/02/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Databases");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("postgres_installed_windows.nbin", "postgres_installed_nix.nbin", "postgresql_version.nbin");
  script_require_ports("Services/postgresql", 5432, "installed_sw/PostgreSQL");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf_extras_postgresql.inc');

var win_local = TRUE;
if (!get_kb_item('SMB/Registry/Enumerated'))
  win_local = FALSE;

var port = get_service(svc:'postgresql', default:5432);
var kb_base = 'database/' + port + '/postgresql/';
var kb_ver = NULL;
var kb_path = kb_base + 'version';
var ver = get_kb_item(kb_path);
if (!empty_or_null(ver)) kb_ver = kb_path;

var app_info = vcf::postgresql::get_app_info(app:'PostgreSQL', port:port, kb_ver:kb_ver, kb_base:kb_base, win_local:win_local);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:2);

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '18', 'fixed_version' : '18.2' }
];

vcf::postgresql::check_version_and_report(
  app_info:app_info,
  constraints:constraints,
  severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);

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24 Feb 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.18.2
EPSS0.00021
SSVC
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