{
    "id": "CVE-2018-16850",
    "published": "2018-11-13 15:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:44:54",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-89",
    "description": "postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.",
    "epss_score": "0.05150",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92201",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "postgresql",
            "product": "postgresql"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/",
        "https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/",
        "https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/"
    ]
}