Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by PostgreSQL

CVE-2026-6464PostgreSQL psql COPY FROM STDIN early failure processes data lines as psql commands

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in PostgreSQL. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Untrusted data inclusion in PostgreSQL psql COPY may allow a server administrator to elicit execution of data lines as psql commands, via error injection. If the "COPY FROM STDIN" or "\copy FROM STDIN" command fails before the server indicates that it awaits input rows, psql processes the in-line data rows as psql commands. "COPY FROM" with a filename is unaffected. The server administrator has no inherent control over the data rows, so a complete attack requires the attacker to separately acquire control of both the server and the data rows. Alternatively, an attacker controlling data rows alone might complete an attack through a coincidental error that they don't control. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.6-3.module_el8.9.0+3704+f1f917ceALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4125+ceaf7d1bALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4199+bf03c564ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8pg_repack1.4.8-1.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.5.1-1.module_el9.6.0+146+c54fdecaALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.5.3-1.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9pg_repack1.4.8-2.module_el9.5.0+119+18833d03ALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.4.0-7.module_el8.9.0+3740+0e74851f.alma.1ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit16.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9fALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.4.0-7.module_el8.10.0+3889+48cb11fb.alma.1ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8pgaudit1.7.0-1.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit16.0-1.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bcALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit1.7.0-1.module_el9.3.0+52+21733919ALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9pgaudit18.0-1.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9pgvector0.6.2-2.module_el9.6.0+167+4e561146ALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9pgvector0.8.1-1.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgis3.6.1-4.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgis3.5.3-6.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgis-client3.5.3-6.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgis-client3.6.1-4.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgis-docs3.5.3-6.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgis-docs3.6.1-4.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgis-upgrade3.6.1-4.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgis-upgrade3.5.3-6.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgis-utils3.5.3-6.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgis-utils3.6.1-4.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs1.9.7-1.Final.module_el8.9.0+3706+885c732eALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs2.4.0-1.Final.module_el8.10.0+3798+606ebb9fALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgres-decoderbufs0.10.0-2.module_el8.9.0+3704+f1f917ceALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs2.4.0-1.Final.module_el9.4.0+66+eb9878bcALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs3.3.1-1.Final.module_el9.8.0+234+5456f35dALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgres-decoderbufs1.9.7-1.Final.module_el9.3.0+52+21733919ALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:10postgresql16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:9postgresql18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-contrib16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-contrib16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-contrib16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-docs16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-docs15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-docs13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-plperl16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plperl12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plperl18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-plpython316.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython315.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython316.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-plpython312.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython315.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython313.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython318.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-plpython316.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-pltcl16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-pltcl16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-pltcl18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-private-devel16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-devel15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-devel16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-devel16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-private-libs16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-libs16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-private-libs15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-private-libs16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-server16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-server-devel16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-server-devel15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-server-devel13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-static16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-static16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-static16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-test16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-test-rpm-macros12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-test-rpm-macros18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:10postgresql-upgrade16.15-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:70186
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade16.15-1.module_el8.10.0+4286+3c445f53ALSA-2026:69876
AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade15.19-1.module_el8.10.0+4287+eeacefccALSA-2026:69923
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
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AlmaLinux:8postgresql-upgrade-devel12.22-10.module_el8.10.0+4290+614f71e9ALSA-2026:69924
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel16.15-1.module_el9.8.0+311+c39b793bALSA-2026:67491
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel13.23-6.el9_8ALSA-2026:69607
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel15.19-1.module_el9.8.0+318+764e137cALSA-2026:69914
AlmaLinux:9postgresql-upgrade-devel18.6-1.module_el9.8.0+310+22372bccALSA-2026:67848
AlmaLinux:10postgresql1818.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-contrib18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-docs18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-plperl18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-plpython318.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-private-devel18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-private-libs18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-server18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-server-devel18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-static18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-test18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-test-rpm-macros18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-upgrade18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
AlmaLinux:10postgresql18-upgrade-devel18.6-1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67280
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Alpine:v3.22postgresql1515.19-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1616.15-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1616.15-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1616.15-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.24postgresql1616.15-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.21postgresql1717.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.22postgresql1717.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1717.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.24postgresql1717.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
Alpine:v3.23postgresql1818.5-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-6464
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Debian:12postgresql-1515.19-0+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6464
Debian:13postgresql-1717.11-0+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6464
Debian:14postgresql-1818.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6464
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+1603+444d1b54RLSA-2026:69924
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.5.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1900+d7340343RLSA-2026:69876
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.5.1-1.module+el8.10.0+40057+c37a0e3dRLSA-2026:69876
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.8-1.module+el8.10.0+40056+df351139RLSA-2026:69923
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.8-1.module+el8.9.0+1525+fc91df60RLSA-2026:69923
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.8-1.module+el8.10.0+1622+bd25b19cRLSA-2026:69923
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.8-1.module+el8.10.0+1858+fcc46a79RLSA-2026:69923
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.6-3.module+el8.10.0+1862+29bef648RLSA-2026:69924
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.6-3.module+el8.10.0+40055+b85d5ce2RLSA-2026:69924
Rocky Linux:8pg_repack0:1.4.6-3.module+el8.9.0+1594+4a6adae9RLSA-2026:69924
Rocky Linux:9pg_repack0:1.5.3-1.module+el9.8.0+40158+490b3c67RLSA-2026:67848
Rocky Linux:9pg_repack0:1.4.8-2.module+el9.7.0+40011+28af63c9RLSA-2026:69914
Rocky Linux:9pg_repack0:1.5.1-1.module+el9.8.0+40212+d6f50005RLSA-2026:67491
Rocky Linux:9pg_repack0:1.5.1-1.module+el9.8.0+40159+adcaa225RLSA-2026:67491
Rocky Linux:9pg_repack0:1.5.3-1.module+el9.8.0+40213+f1e225a4RLSA-2026:67848
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+1858+fcc46a79RLSA-2026:69876
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+1622+bd25b19cRLSA-2026:69876
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:1.7.0-1.module+el8.10.0+40056+df351139RLSA-2026:69923
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:1.4.0-7.module+el8.9.0+1735+a332307bRLSA-2026:69924
Rocky Linux:8pgaudit0:1.7.0-1.module+el8.9.0+1525+fc91df60RLSA-2026:69923

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a PostgreSQL 18 – before 18.617 – before 17.1116 – before 16.1515 – before 15.190 – before 14.24

Weakness: CWE-829 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References