CVE-2026-116325

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{"bugzilla": {"description": "postgresql: postgresql: Arbitrary SQL execution in reindexdb via crafted index name", "id": "2572541", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2572541"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "8.0", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-89", "details": ["A flaw was found in PostgreSQL's reindexdb utility. An authenticated database user with privileges to create objects can execute arbitrary SQL commands with the permissions of the database user running the utility. This issue occurs when crafted index names are improperly sanitized during parallel catalog queries when reindexdb is executed with the --jobs and --index options."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Avoid combining parallel execution with index targeting when running the reindexdb utility, or invoke reindexing operations directly via SQL.\n1. Execute reindexdb sequentially without the parallel worker flag (`-j` / `--jobs`):\n```\nreindexdb -d <database_name> --index <index_name>\n```\n2. Alternatively, perform the reindex operation directly through a psql session:\n```\nREINDEX INDEX <index_name>;\n```\nCaveat: Performing index maintenance sequentially instead of concurrently across multiple worker jobs may prolong maintenance tasks on large databases."}, "name": "CVE-2026-116325", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "libpq", "product_name": "Red Hat Hardened Images"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "postgresql17", "product_name": "Red Hat Hardened Images"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "postgresql18", "product_name": "Red Hat Hardened Images"}], "public_date": "2026-11-12T14:15:14Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116325\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116325\nhttps://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116325/"], "statement": "This vulnerability is rated as having an Important impact because an authenticated user with object creation privileges can escalate permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands under the administrative identity running maintenance tasks. Exploitation requires an administrator to run the reindexdb utility specifying both parallel worker jobs and individual index targets against a database containing malicious index names. PostgreSQL deployments on versions prior to 17 do not include parallel catalog query logic in this utility and are not affected.", "threat_severity": "Important"}

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