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| Link | Providers |
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| https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-16240/ |
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Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Use of externally-controlled format string in PostgreSQL pg_basebackup allows an attacker having already compromised a server to achieve disclosure from pg_basebackup memory, via backup manifest bytes. The vulnerability does not return the improperly-read bytes back to the attacker's server, so a successful attack would need separate implementation-specific secrets for that. Integrity impact is unlikely; in particular, the applicable formatter does not support %n. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected. | |
| Title | PostgreSQL pg_basebackup can use backup manifest content as a format string | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-134 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: PostgreSQL
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-12T14:15:31.280Z
Reserved: 2026-07-20T01:55:33.940Z
Link: CVE-2026-16240
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-12T15:17:50.170
Modified: 2026-11-12T15:17:50.170
Link: CVE-2026-16240
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