How many CVEs does PostgreSQL have?

PostgreSQL has 204 published CVE records since 2000, including 24 in the last two years.

How many PostgreSQL CVEs are in CISA KEV?

None of PostgreSQL's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Which PostgreSQL products have the most CVEs?

The PostgreSQL products with the most published CVEs are postgresql, postgresql jdbc driver, pgadmin_4, pg_dumpall, pg_restore.

What are the most common weakness types in PostgreSQL CVEs?

PostgreSQL's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation).

Are there public exploits for PostgreSQL vulnerabilities?

Yes — 16 of PostgreSQL's CVEs have a known public exploit.

How many critical PostgreSQL vulnerabilities are there?

PostgreSQL has 19 critical and 86 high-severity CVEs.

What is the average severity of PostgreSQL CVEs?

The average CVSS base score across PostgreSQL's scored CVEs is 6.8.

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204 CVEs

PostgreSQL Vulnerabilities

Name: PostgreSQL vulnerability dataset (CVEs)
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for PostgreSQL.

204

Total CVEs

Published

0

In CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild

16

Public exploits

PoC or exploit code

6.8

Avg CVSS

2000–2026

Overview

PostgreSQL has 204 published CVE records since 2000, of which 0 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 16 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 6.8.

This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting PostgreSQL products, with severity breakdowns, the most-affected products, the most common weakness types, and the latest disclosures.

Security scorecard

A quick read on PostgreSQL's vulnerability posture, as a share of its 204 published CVEs.

Average CVSS: 6.8
Critical / high: 51%
Actively exploited (KEV): 0%
Public exploit available: 8%
Patch available: 83%

Severity and exploitation

How the CVSS severity of PostgreSQL's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.

Critical19

High86

Medium88

Low11

In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

0

None of PostgreSQL's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Public exploits

16

16 of PostgreSQL's CVEs have a known public exploit available.

Most affected products

The PostgreSQL products with the most published CVEs. Follow any product to browse its versions and vulnerabilities.

Common weakness types

The CWE weakness categories most often found in PostgreSQL CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.

CNAs that assign these CVEs

The CVE Numbering Authorities that publish PostgreSQL CVE records.

Disclosure activity by year

How many PostgreSQL CVEs were published each year.

2019

11

2020

13

2021

7

2022

11

2023

10

2024

14

2025

6

2026

18

Latest PostgreSQL CVEs

The most recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting PostgreSQL.

Silent channel-binding authentication downgrade via unsupported certificate algorithms
CWE-636
High · CVSS 8.2
EPSS 0.2%2026-07-06
PostgreSQL REFRESH PUBLICATION allows SQL injection via table name
CWE-89
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.2%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL refint allows stack buffer overflow and SQL injection
CWE-89
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.4%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL pg_restore_attribute_stats accepts values that cause query planning to read past end of stats array
CWE-126
Medium · CVSS 4.3
EPSS 0.2%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL SSL/GSS init causes denial of service, via uncontrolled recursion
CWE-674
High · CVSS 7.5
EPSS 0.5%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL discloses MD5-hashed passwords via covert timing channel
CWE-385
High · CVSS 8.2
EPSS 0.6%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL libpq lo_* functions let server superuser overwrite client stack memory
CWE-242
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.5%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL pg_createsubscriber allows SQL injection via subscription name
CWE-89
High · CVSS 7.2
EPSS 0.3%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL pg_basebackup and pg_rewind can overwrite unrelated files of origin superuser choice
CWE-61
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.3%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL timeofday() can disclose portions of server memory
CWE-134
Medium · CVSS 4.3
EPSS 0.2%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL server undersizes allocations, via integer wraparound
CWE-190
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.7%2026-05-14
PostgreSQL CREATE TYPE does not check multirange schema CREATE privilege
CWE-862
Medium · CVSS 5.4
EPSS 0.2%2026-05-14

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about PostgreSQL vulnerabilities.

How many CVEs does PostgreSQL have?: PostgreSQL has 204 published CVE records since 2000, including 24 in the last two years.
How many PostgreSQL CVEs are in CISA KEV?: None of PostgreSQL's CVEs are currently listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Which PostgreSQL products have the most CVEs?: The PostgreSQL products with the most published CVEs are postgresql, postgresql jdbc driver, pgadmin_4, pg_dumpall, pg_restore.
What are the most common weakness types in PostgreSQL CVEs?: PostgreSQL's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation).
Are there public exploits for PostgreSQL vulnerabilities?: Yes — 16 of PostgreSQL's CVEs have a known public exploit.
How many critical PostgreSQL vulnerabilities are there?: PostgreSQL has 19 critical and 86 high-severity CVEs.
What is the average severity of PostgreSQL CVEs?: The average CVSS base score across PostgreSQL's scored CVEs is 6.8.

References

Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.

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