CVE-2026-85620
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 Restricted-Mode Bypass via FROM-Clause Function
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 contains a restricted-mode bypass vulnerability where function-name validation is not applied to RangeFunction nodes in FROM clauses. Attackers can execute file-reading functions like pg_read_file through FROM-clause syntax to read arbitrary files despite restricted-mode protections.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 9.2
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 Restricted-Mode Bypass via FROM-Clause Function
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 contains a restricted-mode bypass vulnerability where function-name validation is not applied to RangeFunction nodes in FROM clauses. Attackers can execute file-reading functions like pg_read_file through FROM-clause syntax to read arbitrary files despite restricted-mode protections.
- Record
CVE-2026-85620- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-71227 9.2
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 contains a restricted-mode bypass vulnerability where function-name validation is not applied to RangeFunction nodes in FROM clauses. Attackers can execute file-reading functions like pg_read_file through FROM-clause syntax to read arbitrary files despite restricted-mode protections.
- Record
EUVD-2026-71227- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cm87-gp55-7cgj 9.2
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 contains a restricted-mode bypass vulnerability where function-name...
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 contains a restricted-mode bypass vulnerability where function-name validation is not applied to RangeFunction nodes in FROM clauses. Attackers can execute file-reading functions like pg_read_file through FROM-clause syntax to read arbitrary files despite restricted-mode protections.
- Record
GHSA-cm87-gp55-7cgj- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 9.2
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 contains a restricted-mode bypass vulnerability where function-name validation is not applied to RangeFunction nodes in FROM clauses. Attackers can execute file-reading functions like pg_read_file through FROM-clause syntax to read arbitrary files despite restricted-mode protections.
- Record
CVE-2026-85620- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 9.2
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 Restricted-Mode Bypass via FROM-Clause Function
Postgres MCP Pro 0.3.0 contains a restricted-mode bypass vulnerability where function-name validation is not applied to RangeFunction nodes in FROM clauses. Attackers can execute file-reading functions like pg_read_file through FROM-clause syntax to read arbitrary files despite restricted-mode protections.
- Record
CVE-2026-85620- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-85620 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) in Crystaldba Postgres-mcp, published September 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/crystaldba/postgres-mcp/issues/178
github.com/crystaldba/postgres-mcp
github.com/crystaldba/postgres-mcp/blob/v0.3.0/src/postgres_mcp/sql/safe_sql.py
vulncheck.com/advisories/postgres-mcp-pro-0.3.0-restricted-mode-bypass-via-from-clause-function
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85620
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm87-gp55-7cgj
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85620.json