CVE-2026-120065

psqlODBC does not escape a server-supplied column name in its updatable-cursor queries

Published Nov 2, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
For an updatable cursor over a table without OIDs that has an auto-increment int4 column, psqlODBC uses that column to identify rows. It places the column's name, as reported by the server, between double quotes in its keyset queries and in the WHERE clause of its positioned SELECT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements, without doubling any double quote in the name. A column name that contains a double quote therefore changes the SQL that the driver runs with the application's privileges, including which rows a positioned UPDATE or DELETE affects. Any database user who can create a table that the application reads with an updatable cursor can choose such a name, and so can a server not trusted under current SSL settings. Versions before psqlODBC 18.00.0006 are affected.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to psqlODBC 18.00.0006 or later. The driver doubles each double quote in the stored column name, and does not use a name that does not fit its buffers to identify rows.


Vendor Workaround

Set UpdatableCursors=0 in the connection string or DSN, or use read-only cursors (SQL_CONCUR_READ_ONLY).

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Postgresql
Postgresql psqlodbc
Vendors & Products Postgresql
Postgresql psqlodbc
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description For an updatable cursor over a table without OIDs that has an auto-increment int4 column, psqlODBC uses that column to identify rows. It places the column's name, as reported by the server, between double quotes in its keyset queries and in the WHERE clause of its positioned SELECT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements, without doubling any double quote in the name. A column name that contains a double quote therefore changes the SQL that the driver runs with the application's privileges, including which rows a positioned UPDATE or DELETE affects. Any database user who can create a table that the application reads with an updatable cursor can choose such a name, and so can a server not trusted under current SSL settings. Versions before psqlODBC 18.00.0006 are affected.
Title psqlODBC does not escape a server-supplied column name in its updatable-cursor queries
Weaknesses CWE-89
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
PostgreSQL
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 7:36 PM
Reserved
Oct 30, 2026, 7:25 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 2, 2026, 7:18 PM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 8:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 2, 2026, 7:09 PM