{"id":"CVE-2026-9617","aliases":["EUVD-2026-32504","GHSA-2qfw-46cx-cgv6"],"status":"published","title":"PostgreSQL Anonymizer: malicious column name allows SQL injection via anon.k_anonymity() function","description":"PostgreSQL Anonymizer contains a vulnerability that allows a user to gain superuser privileges by creating a table and placing malicious code inside a column identifier. If a superuser calls the k-anonymity function, the malicious code is executed with superuser privileges. The risk is higher with PostgreSQL 14 or with instances upgraded from PostgreSQL 14 or a prior version. With PostgreSQL 15 and later, the creation permission on the public schema is revoked by default and this exploit can only be achieved by a user who was explicitly granted the CREATE TABLE privilege. 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