Cybersecurity · 4 views
PostgreSQL Patches 52 Flaws, Including 22-Year-Old Bug Enabling Authenticated RCE
PostgreSQL fixes 52 security flaws, including CVE-2026-6460, which allows users with object creation privileges to execute server code.
Summary
A type confusion flaw in PostgreSQL lets a database user who can create objects run code on the server. Updates released yesterday fix it, along with 51 other security flaws. Full protection from this flaw also requires rebuilding any C-language extensions installed on the server. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-6460, has a CVSS score of 8.8.
AI summaries can be wrong sometimes—always verify important details using the source article.
How AI & Automation are usedCoverage Context
More from Cybersecurity
Continue reading recent Cybersecurity coverage
- The firewall becomes the foothold: Attackers turn Check Point gateways against customersContinue reading
- FAA Ground Stop Issued Due to ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’Continue reading
- ArcticRAT Cybercrime Gang Profiles Victim Finances With AIContinue reading
- Trezor confirms crypto-stealing implants in three wallets, releases fixContinue reading
Support HappeningNow
Independent AI-powered news analysis is reader-supported. Your contribution helps cover infrastructure, summaries, and continued platform development.
Support HappeningNow