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CVE-2026-63120

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  • Published2026-10-23
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

pghoard is a PostgreSQL backup daemon and restore tooling that stores backup data in cloud object stores. Prior to version 2.7.2, an incomplete path traversal fix in pghoard allows an attacker with write access to the backup object storage (such as S3, GCS, or Azure) to execute arbitrary file writes and directory creation outside the designated PostgreSQL data directory (pgdata). When a database administrator executes a restore operation (via pghoard_restore get-basebackup), a maliciously crafted delta backup manifest with path traversal sequences (e.g., ../../../../etc/cron.d/backdoor) will write arbitrary payloads to the host system. This issue has been patched in version 2.7.2.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-10-2313:17CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-63120?format=csv
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Versions per branch

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-63120 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
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-10-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.4read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-10-23
Last Modified
2026-10-23
NVD status
Received

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-63120?

pghoard is a PostgreSQL backup daemon and restore tooling that stores backup data in cloud object stores. Prior to version 2.7.2, an incomplete path traversal fix in pghoard allows an attacker with write access to the backup object storage (such as S3, GCS, or Azure) to execute arbitrary file writes and directory creation outside the designated PostgreSQL data directory (pgdata). When a database administrator executes a restore operation (via pghoard_restore get-basebackup), a maliciously crafted delta backup manifest with path traversal sequences (e.g., ../../../../etc/cron.d/backdoor) will write arbitrary payloads to the host system. This issue has been patched in version 2.7.2.

Is CVE-2026-63120 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-63120 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-63120?

CVE-2026-63120 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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