Untrusted data inclusion in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a malicious superuser of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql \restrict meta-command input expansion. The fix for CVE-2025-8714 introduced \restrict and \unrestrict to block this attack, but \unrestrict itself was sufficient for an attack. pg_dumpall is also affected. pg_restore is affected when used to generate a plain-format dump. Non-core use of \restrict would be affected, but we've not identified non-core use. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-18408/ | Vendor Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2026-08-13 13:17
Updated : 2026-08-29 23:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-18408
Mitre link : CVE-2026-18408
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18408
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Products Affected
postgresql
- postgresql
CWE
CWE-829
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
