Vulnerability in PostgreSQL JDBC (July 6, 2026)
A vulnerability has been discovered in PostgreSQL JDBC. It allows an attacker to bypass security policy.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass security policy.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using PostgreSQL JDBC are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary to prevent unauthorized access due to the security policy bypass.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of PostgreSQL JDBC.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-0837/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-542910.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 11% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-54291 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- medium[NEW] [medium] PostgreSQL JDBC Driver: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in VMware Tanzu Greenplum (August 10, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- highGHSA-j92g-9f8w-j867: PostgreSQL JDBC Driver: Silent channel-binding authentication downgrade via unsupported c…ghsa
- mediumCVE-2026-54291: pgjdbc is an open source postgresql JDBC Driver. In releases 42.7.4 through 42.7.11, channelBi…nvd
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