CVE-2026-14663: PostgreSQL pgcrypto, for OpenSSL-disabled ciphers, silently encrypts to and decrypts from cleartext

CSIRTS triage

What: pgcrypto silently falls back to encrypting and decrypting in cleartext when OpenSSL-disabled ciphers are configured.
Who is affected: PostgreSQL instances using pgcrypto with OpenSSL-disabled ciphers are affected.
Urgency: Medium severity with CVSS 6.5; encrypted data loss without administrator awareness.
Action: Update PostgreSQL to a patched version and audit pgcrypto cipher configuration.

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Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-146630.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-14663	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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