CVE-2026-119922 json
Babelfish for PostgreSQL Privilege Escalation
published 6d ago modified 3d ago also EUVD-2026-116115
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper access control in the Babelfish for PostgreSQL extension versions 1.2-1.5, 2.1-2.15, 3.1-3.12, 4.0-4.8, 5.1-5.4 and in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with Babelfish may allow remote authenticated users to elevate their privileges. To remediate this issue, we recommend users upgrade to Babelfish for PostgreSQL extension versions 4.10, 5.6, 6.1 or later. Customers using Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with Babelfish should upgrade their cluster to Aurora PostgreSQL 13.9.16 (1.5.5), 13.23.3 (1.17.2), 14.6.16 (2.3.5), 14.17.8 (2.12.4), 14.18.6 (2.13.3), 14.19.5 (2.14.2), 14.20.5 (2.15.2), 14.22.3 (2.16.1), 14.23.1 (2.17.0), 15.10.8 (3.8.4), 15.12.8 (3.9.4), 15.13.6 (3.10.3), 15.14.5 (3.11.2), 15.15.5 (3.12.2), 15.17.3 (3.13.1), 15.18.1 (3.14.0), 16.8.8 (4.5.5), 16.9.6 (4.6.3), 16.10.5 (4.7.2), 16.11.5 (4.8.2), 16.13.3 (4.9.1), 16.14.1 (4.10.0), 17.4.8 (5.1.4), 17.5.6 (5.2.3), 17.6.5 (5.3.2), 17.7.5 (5.4.2), 17.9.3 (5.5.1), 17.10.1 (5.6.0), 18.3.4 (6.0.2), 18.4.1 (6.1.0) or later, and apply any pending maintenance to ensure they are on the latest patch.
Patch / fix
- Amazon Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with Babelfish 1.5.5, 1.17.2, 2.3.5, 2.12.4, 2.13.3, 2.14.2, 2.15.2, 2.16.1, 3.8.4, 3.9.4, 3.10.3, 3.11.2, 3.12.2, 3.13.1, 4.5.5, 4.6.3, 4.7.2, 4.8.2, 4.9.1, 5.1.4
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 6d ago
Exploit prediction
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- AWS babelfish-for-postgresql
- Amazon Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with Babelfish
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References
-
github.com
/babelfish-for-postgresql/babelfish-for-postgresql/releases/tag/BABEL_4_10_0__PG_16_14
release-notes, patch
-
github.com
/babelfish-for-postgresql/babelfish-for-postgresql/releases/tag/BABEL_5_6_0__PG_17_10
release-notes, patch
-
github.com
/babelfish-for-postgresql/babelfish-for-postgresql/releases/tag/BABEL_6_1_0__PG_18_4
release-notes, patch
-
aws.amazon.com
/security/security-bulletins/2026-165-aws/
vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/babelfish-for-postgresql/babelfish_extensions/security/advisories/GHSA-fv9p-9rr9-fm35
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-119922
- NVD CVE-2026-119922
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