Published Aug 13, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026
4.3MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-18024 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.3. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
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Vendor revision: Aug 23, 2026
CBL-Mariner Releases
Vendor-listed releases
16.15-1
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.3%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-18024?
Buffer over-read in PostgreSQL ascii() SQL function allows a user to disclose up to 3 bytes after the end of a specific allocation, via a crafted text value. This is the same class of defect that CVE-2026-2006 fixed, though this instance has less impact.
Versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected.