Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of changes to role membership, role attributes, and database ownership allows a query to continue using cached row-level security policies after those changes require a different policy, via plan reuse. Stale policies continue until some other event invalidates the cache or connection termination ends the session. This permits a user to complete reads and modifications that were recently permitted but now forbidden. An attacker must tailor an attack to a particular application's pattern of privilege removal and role-specific row security policies. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
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| https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-14666/ |
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Incomplete tracking in PostgreSQL of changes to role membership, role attributes, and database ownership allows a query to continue using cached row-level security policies after those changes require a different policy, via plan reuse. Stale policies continue until some other event invalidates the cache or connection termination ends the session. This permits a user to complete reads and modifications that were recently permitted but now forbidden. An attacker must tailor an attack to a particular application's pattern of privilege removal and role-specific row security policies. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. | |
| Title | PostgreSQL row security caching disregards role modifications | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1250 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: PostgreSQL
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-13T13:00:03.720Z
Reserved: 2026-07-03T20:28:10.229Z
Link: CVE-2026-14666
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-13T13:17:43.993
Modified: 2026-08-13T13:17:43.993
Link: CVE-2026-14666
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