CVE-2026-6475

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Symlink following in PostgreSQL pg_basebackup plain format and in pg_rewind allows an origin superuser to overwrite local files, e.g. /var/lib/postgres/.bashrc, that hijack the operating system account. It will remain the case that starting the server after these commands implicitly trusts the origin superuser, due to features like shared_preload_libraries. Hence, the attack has practical implications only if one takes relevant action between these commands and server start, like moving the files to a different VM or snapshotting the VM. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 are affected.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 14, 2026

Last Modified

May 18, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

PostgreSQL: CVE-2026-6475: PostgreSQL pg_basebackup and pg_rewind can overwrite unrelated files of origin superuser choice

https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-6475/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6475(20)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(19)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupostgresql-server-dev-14 (14.23-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) @ jammy2026-06-29ubuntu
redhatpostgresql-0:13.23-1.el9_6.22026-06-25redhat
redhatpostgresql:12-8060020260623094704.ad008a3a2026-06-25redhat
redhatpostgresql-0:13.23-1.el9_2.22026-06-25redhat
redhatpostgresql-0:13.23-1.el9_4.22026-06-25redhat
redhatpostgresql18-0:18.4-1.el10_22026-06-22redhat
redhatpostgresql-0:13.23-3.el9_82026-06-22redhat
redhatlibpq-0:13.23-2.el8_102026-06-22redhat
redhatpostgresql:15-9080020260605124405.rhel92026-06-22redhat
redhatpostgresql16-0:16.14-1.el10_22026-06-22redhat
redhatpostgresql16-0:16.14-1.el10_02026-06-22redhat
redhatpostgresql:15-8080020260615085052.63b345852026-06-17redhat
redhatpostgresql:16-9060020260612084605.rhel92026-06-17redhat
redhatpostgresql:16-9040020260612132455.rhel92026-06-17redhat
redhatpostgresql:15-8100020260605152259.489197e62026-06-16redhat
redhatpostgresql:16-9080020260605131007.rhel92026-06-16redhat
redhatpostgresql:18-9080020260605125734.rhel92026-06-16redhat
redhatpostgresql18-main-18.4-0.1.hum12026-06-03redhat
redhatpostgresql17-main-17.10-0.1.hum12026-05-26redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(14)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6475?
CVE-2026-6475 is a high vulnerability published on May 14, 2026. Symlink following in PostgreSQL pgbasebackup plain format and in pgrewind allows an origin superuser to overwrite local files, e.g. /var/lib/postgres/.bashrc, that hijack the operating system account. It will remain the case that starting the server after these commands implicitly trusts the origin…
When was CVE-2026-6475 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6475 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 14, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6475 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6475 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 75.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6475?
CVE-2026-6475 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6475?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6475, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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