Is CVE-2026-6472 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-6472 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-6472?

CVE-2026-6472 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (Moderate).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-6472?

CVE-2026-6472 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-6472?

Upgrade postgresql-14 on ubuntu 22.04 to 14.23-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-6472

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Missing authorization in PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE allows an object creator to hijack other queries that use search_path to find user-defined types, including extension-defined types. That is to say, the victim will execute arbitrary SQL functions of the attacker's choice. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

postgresql-14Ubuntu

Fixed in:14.23-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-8294-1

postgresql-16Ubuntu

Fixed in:16.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.1USN-8294-1

postgresql-17Ubuntu

Fixed in:17.10-0ubuntu0.25.10.1USN-8294-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

postgresql.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-0543	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	96%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-18.