What is CVE-2026-6472?

CVE-2026-6472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postgresql, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-6472?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Postgresql

CVE-2026-6472

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 fun…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (8.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Postgresql
N/a Postgresql — versions 18, 17, 16

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

f86ef6dc-4d3a-42ad-8f28-e6d5547a5007 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6472?: CVE-2026-6472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Postgresql, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-6472?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.