CVE-2026-78155 (GCVE-0-2026-78155)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-23 09:26 – Updated: 2026-08-24 13:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Untrusted Search Path in StackGres
Summary
privilege escalation in StackGres operator allows a low-privilege tenant who owns a database to gain administrator privileges
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-24 12:37 UTC
CWE
- CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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