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CVE-2026-61819

pg_partman privilege escalation via SQL injection in when using pg_jobmon and encountering exception

8.5 HighFix available

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.73%Up 0.1 points since Sep 19, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.5

pg_partman privilege escalation via SQL injection in when using pg_jobmon and encountering exception

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Record
CVE-2026-61819
CVSS 3.1
8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-89
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-83434 8.5

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Record
EUVD-2026-83434
CVSS 3.1
8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.5

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Record
CVE-2026-61819
CVSS 3.1
8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-89
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.5

pg_partman privilege escalation via SQL injection in when using pg_jobmon and encountering exception

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Record
CVE-2026-61819
CVSS 3.1
8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-89
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-61819 8.5

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61819
CVSS 3.1
8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-61819 8.5

pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, when pg_jobmon is installed and part_config.jobmon is true, exception handlers in multiple pg_partman functions place p_parent_table verbatim inside a SQL string literal used to call pg_jobmon.add_job(). A partman_user can create a parent-table name containing a single quote that terminates the literal and injects SQL when an affected exception path runs. If pg_partman_bgw reaches that path, the injected SQL executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The persistent part_config row can trigger the escalation again on later maintenance ticks. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61819
CVSS 3.1
8.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pg-partman
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
4.7.2-14.7.3-14.7.4-25.0.0-15.0.0-2
Show 16 moreShow less
5.0.1-15.1.0-15.1.0-25.2.0-15.2.1-15.2.2-15.2.4-15.3.0-15.3.0~rc1-15.3.1-15.3.1-25.4.0-15.4.1-15.4.2-15.4.3-15.5.0-1
None known
pg-partman
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
5.2.4-15.3.0-15.3.0~rc1-15.3.1-15.3.1-2
Show 5 moreShow less
5.4.0-15.4.1-15.4.2-15.4.3-15.5.0-1
None known
pg-partman
Debian:14
before 5.5.0-1, plus listed versions
5.2.4-15.3.0-15.3.0~rc1-15.3.1-15.3.1-2
Show 4 moreShow less
5.4.0-15.4.1-15.4.2-15.4.3-1
5.5.0-1
pg-partman
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.2.2-12.2.2-2
None known
pg-partman
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.6.3-13.1.0-13.1.1-13.1.2-1
None known
pg-partman
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.0-14.2.0-14.2.2-14.3.0-1
None known
pg-partman
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.5.1-14.6.0-1
None known
pg-partman
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.7.3-15.0.0-25.0.1-1
None known
pg-partman
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
5.2.4-15.3.1-25.4.0-15.4.1-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2026-61819 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Pgpartman Pg Partman, published September 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in pg-partman 5.5.0-1.

References

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