High severity · published Aug 6, 2026
CVE-2026-70634
TimescaleDB 2.29.1 Out-of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure via Dictionary Compression Reverse Iterator
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
TimescaleDB through 2.29.1, fixed in commit 517c13e, contains an out-of-bounds read in the Dictionary compression reverse row iterator (tsl/src/compression/algorithms/dictionary.c). The forward path validates the decoded index; the reverse path uses an assertion compiled out of release builds, leaving the 64-bit Simple8b index unvalidated and the read offset attacker-controlled. Attackers with DML access to a physical compressed relation can store a crafted datum and run a reverse-order scan. With a pass-by-value column type the out-of-bounds Datum is returned to the client as a normal column value, disclosing backend memory including the shared buffer pool, which SQL access control does not cover.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TI
timescaledb · timescale
through 2.29.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70634
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70634
Patch
https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/commit/517c13e7cc6afadb4a7deaa7a5a5a29065e5b5a3
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/pull/10360
Patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/timescaledb-out-of-bounds-read-information-disclosure-via-dictionary-compression-reverse-iterator
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