Untrusted data inclusion in PostgreSQL psql COPY may allow a server administrator to elicit execution of data lines as psql commands, via error injection. If the "COPY FROM STDIN" or "\copy FROM STDIN" command fails before the server indicates that it awaits input rows, psql processes the in-line data rows as psql commands. "COPY FROM" with a filename is unaffected. The server administrator has no inherent control over the data rows, so a complete attack requires the attacker to separately acquire control of both the server and the data rows. Alternatively, an attacker controlling data rows alone might complete an attack through a coincidental error that they don't control. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql16 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade postgresql16Upgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plperlUpgrade postgresql17-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-private-libsUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql17-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql15-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-private-develUpgrade postgresql15-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql16-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql17-server-develUpgrade postgresql15-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql16-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-plperlUpgrade postgresql16-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql17-private-develUpgrade postgresql15Upgrade postgresql17-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-testUpgrade postgresql17-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-testUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql16-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql17-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-staticUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql16-testUpgrade postgresql15-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-contribUpgrade postgresql15-contribUpgrade postgresql15-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-docsUpgrade postgresql17-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql16-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql17Upgrade postgresql15-pltclUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql15-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql16-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-llvmjit-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-contribUpgrade postgresql17-staticUpgrade postgresql17-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql17-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-staticUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql16-private-libsUpgrade postgresql15-upgradeUpgrade postgresql15-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql15-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql17-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql16-llvmjitUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql16-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-docs | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade postgresql-15Upgrade postgresql-17 | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql17-serverUpgrade postgresql16-serverUpgrade postgresql15-serverUpgrade postgresql14-server | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Postgres | — | Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 16.15Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 15.19Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 18.6Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 14.24Upgrade to PostgreSQL version 17.11 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade pgauditUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql-test-rpm-macrosUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgisUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfo | Sep 2, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade postgresql18-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-clientUpgrade postgis-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-utilsUpgrade postgresql18-debuginfoUpgrade postgis-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-upgradeUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-develUpgrade postgresql-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-contribUpgrade postgresql-private-develUpgrade postgresql18-private-libsUpgrade postgis-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-docsUpgrade postgresql-upgrade-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-serverUpgrade pgvector-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltclUpgrade postgresql18-contrib-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debugsourceUpgrade pgaudit-debugsourceUpgrade pgvector-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-server-develUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-plperl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-server-devel-debuginfoUpgrade postgisUpgrade pgauditUpgrade postgresql-server-develUpgrade postgresql18-docs-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql16-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-debugsourceUpgrade postgis-client-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufsUpgrade postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade pgvectorUpgrade postgresql-plpython3Upgrade postgresql-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-pltcl-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-test-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-testUpgrade postgresql-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repack-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3Upgrade postgresql16-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-testUpgrade postgresql18-staticUpgrade postgresql-server-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-serverUpgrade postgresql-plperlUpgrade postgresql-private-libsUpgrade postgresql18-plpython3-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql-test-debuginfoUpgrade pg_repackUpgrade postgresql18-docsUpgrade postgresql18-upgrade-debuginfoUpgrade postgresql18-private-develUpgrade postgresql18Upgrade postgresql18-private-libs-debuginfoUpgrade postgres-decoderbufs-debugsourceUpgrade postgresql18-plperlUpgrade postgresql-debugsourceUpgrade postgresqlUpgrade postgis-upgradeUpgrade postgresql-staticUpgrade postgresql18-contribUpgrade postgresql-upgradeUpgrade postgis-docsUpgrade pgaudit-debuginfo | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade postgresql-16Upgrade postgresql-14Upgrade postgresql-18 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
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