HIGH 8.8 Microsoft
CVE-2026-6475
PostgreSQL pg_basebackup and pg_rewind can overwrite unrelated files of origin superuser choice
Microsoft Security Update 2026-May: PostgreSQL pg_basebackup and pg_rewind can overwrite unrelated files of origin superuser choice
Affected Products
- azl3 postgresql 16.12-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6475
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6475
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 was published on 2026-05-12 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 postgresql 16.12-1 on Azure Linux 3.0.
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