Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-116311

PostgreSQL DROP OWNED can remove restrictive row security policies from non-owned tables

publishedCWE-862

Missing authorization in PostgreSQL DROP OWNED allows a role to remove itself from restrictive row level security policies, thereby reading or modifying rows that the policy was intended to deny, via queries after the DROP OWNED. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.

Technical severity5.4 mediumCVSS 3.1 · CNA: PostgreSQL
Published2026-11-12Source updated 2026-11-12
Collected2026-11-121 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
PostgreSQL
n/a
≥ 18; < 18.7 (affected, rpm)
≥ 17; < 17.12 (affected, rpm)
≥ 16; < 16.16 (affected, rpm)
≥ 15; < 15.20 (affected, rpm)
≥ 0; < 14.25 (affected, rpm)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: PostgreSQL

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 5.4
medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NCNA: PostgreSQL

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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