CVE-2026-119923 json
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Babelfish for PostgreSQL TDS Prelogin Parser
published 3d ago modified 2d ago also EUVD-2026-118415
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow in the TDS prelogin parser in the Babelfish for PostgreSQL extension versions 1.0-1.5, 2.1-2.15, 3.1-3.12, 4.0-4.8, 5.1-5.4 and in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with Babelfish might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as the database process user via a specially crafted malformed TDS prelogin packet to the TDS port. This record consolidates a related NULL-pointer-dereference finding in the same prelogin parser.
To remediate this issue, we recommend users upgrade to Babelfish for PostgreSQL extension versions 4.10, 5.6, 6.1 or later. As a workaround, restrict network access to the TDS port (default 1433). 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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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3d ago
Exploit prediction
0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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/2026-166-aws/
vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/babelfish-for-postgresql/babelfish_extensions/security/advisories/GHSA-vq28-vgj3-r26w
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-119923
- NVD CVE-2026-119923
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