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CVE-2026-18893

CockroachDB PostgreSQL for IBM VPC is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-08
  • WeaknessCWE-269

Am I affected?

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Description

IBM CockroachDB PostgreSQL for IBM VPC 26.2.0 through 26.2.3, 25.4.0 through 25.4.12, and 25.2.0 through 25.2.20 is vulnerable to privilege escalation via user-defined function.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0818:08CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As ibm, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • IBM CockroachDB PostgreSQL for IBM VPC
    Affected
    • ≥ 26.2.0, ≤ 26.2.3no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 25.4.0, ≤ 25.4.12no fix statedsemver
    • ≥ 25.2.0, ≤ 25.2.20no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-08

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-18893 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.17.12026-11-08
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.1read 2026-11-08
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-2692026-11-08
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-269read 2026-11-08

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
2026-11-08
Last Modified
2026-11-08
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18893?

IBM CockroachDB PostgreSQL for IBM VPC 26.2.0 through 26.2.3, 25.4.0 through 25.4.12, and 25.2.0 through 25.2.20 is vulnerable to privilege escalation via user-defined function.

Is CVE-2026-18893 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-18893 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-18893?

CVE-2026-18893 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

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