Untrusted search path in cloudnative-pg
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cloudnative-pg | cloudnative-pg | before 1.28.4; 1.29.0 to before 1.29.2 | 1.28.4, 1.29.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- cloudnative-pg Vendorcloudnative-pg Affected before 1.28.4; 1.29.0 to before 1.29.2 Fixed in 1.28.4, 1.29.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cloudnative-pg (cloudnative-pg) Fixed in 1.28.4, 1.29.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-55769
References
Other 8
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/security/advisories/GHSA-x8c2-3p4r-v9r6
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/pull/10774
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/02b5c6289b7609dc87fcb1ae9c113160e3d43308
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/db38f4d80315c8f1b21bf511ef0f28871820c14d
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/commit/e0e2d53adbd907a61f583b1431904b5969f3fd22
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.28.4
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.29.2
- https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/tag/v1.30.0
More cloudnative-pg vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-40254 Insufficiently protected credentials in cloudnative-pg CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
Sources
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