Critical severity · published Aug 20, 2026
CVE-2026-55769
CloudNativePG: Overriding operators can lead to privilege escalation in CloudNativePG for SQL queries without a fixed `search_path`
9.4
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CloudNativePG is a platform designed to manage PostgreSQL databases within Kubernetes environments. Prior to 1.28.4 and 1.29.2, CloudNativePG opened superuser connections without pinning search_path in fillDefaultParameters in pkg/management/postgres/pool/profiles.go. A role holding DATABASE OWNER could create overloaded built-in operators in the public schema and change the database or role search_path, causing instance-manager introspection queries such as SELECT COUNT(*) > 0 FROM pg_catalog.pg_extension WHERE extname = $1 to execute attacker-controlled functions as the postgres superuser. The same trust issue affected direct sql.Open("pgx", ...) callsites and the public.user_search SECURITY DEFINER function, enabling PostgreSQL superuser access, operating system command execution through COPY ... FROM PROGRAM, and access to the pod ServiceAccount token. This issue is fixed in versions 1.28.4, 1.29.2, and 1.30.0.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
cloudnative-pg · cloudnative-pg
< 1.28.4; >= 1.29.0, < 1.29.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55769
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55769
github.com
https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/02b5c6289b7609dc87fcb1ae9c113160e3d43308
github.com
https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/db38f4d80315c8f1b21bf511ef0f28871820c14d
github.com
https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/e0e2d53adbd907a61f583b1431904b5969f3fd22
github.com
https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/pull/10774
github.com
https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.28.4
github.com
https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.29.2
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