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High · 8.5 CVE-2026-61817 EUVD-2026-83430

pg_partman privilege escalation via SQL injection in several functions via time decoder

Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 19, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, run_maintenance(), show_partitions(), show_partition_info(), undo_partition(), and partition_data_time() interpolate the writable part_config.time_dncoder text value without identifier quoting into dynamic SQL. A role with the documented partman_user privileges can store SQL rather than a decoder function name. When an affected operation later uses the poisoned value, including pg_partman_bgw maintenance for a text- or UUID-keyed set, the SQL executes with the operation's privileges, which can be the default PostgreSQL superuser background-worker role. The persistent row can restore elevated access on later ticks, and successful exploitation can permit database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
pgpartman pg_partman < 5.5.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 pg-partman 5.5.0-1 —
Debian 13 pg-partman No fix yet —
Debian 12 pg-partman No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS pg-partman No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS pg-partman No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS pg-partman No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pg-partman No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS pg-partman No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS pg-partman No fix yet —

Advisories 1

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