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Medium · 5.7 CVE-2026-26932 EUVD-2026-8864GHSA-fg9r-q7mv-mcrw

Improper Validation of Array Index in Packetbeat Leading to Denial of Service

Published Feb 26, 2026 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by elastic

Description

Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) in the PostgreSQL protocol parser in Packetbeat can lead Denial of Service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An attacker can send a specially crafted packet causing a Go runtime panic that terminates the Packetbeat process. This vulnerability requires the pgsql protocol to be explicitly enabled and configured to monitor traffic on the targeted port.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Elastic Packetbeat 9.0.0 – ≤ 9.2.4, 8.0.0 – ≤ 8.19.10 —

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