CVE-2026-14669: PostgreSQL

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL to_char(timestamptz) allows the party choosing the timezone to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via a long POSIX timezone abbreviation. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL PostgreSQL: from 14.0, before 14.24 (fixed in 14.24); from 15.0, before 15.19 (fixed in 15.19); from 16.0, before 16.15 (fixed in 16.15); from 17.0, before 17.11 (fixed in 17.11); from 18.0, before 18.5 (fixed in 18.5)

Published 2026-08-13. Last modified 2026-08-29.