CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-6474

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Externally-controlled format string in PostgreSQL timeofday() function allows an attacker to retrieve portions of server memory, via crafted timezone zones. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

How to fix

Remediation Available
postgresql-13Debian
Fixed in:13.23-0+deb11u4CVE-2026-6474
postgresql18Rocky
Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:22878
Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:22878
Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:22878
Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:22878
postgresql18Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:22878
Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:22878
Fixed in:main@noarchRHSA-2026:22878
Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:22878
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
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days
11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

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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.