CVE-2026-50738
pglogical Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
A use-after-free condition exists in pglogical's worker signaling code, where a worker structure can be dereferenced after the underlying slot has been freed or recycled during normal worker lifecycle events. The condition is reachable during normal replication operation, including by a low-privileged user able to influence worker start, stop, and restart timing through permitted pglogical operations. In the typical case the condition crashes replication workers, causing an availability impact. In the worst case a use-after-free in a PostgreSQL backend can be leveraged as a remote code execution primitive at the privilege of that backend.
INFO
Published Date :
July 28, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 28, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
20be33e2-bf35-4d13-8fad-18bd2f3e3659
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-50738
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 20be33e2-bf35-4d13-8fad-18bd2f3e3659 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 20be33e2-bf35-4d13-8fad-18bd2f3e3659 |
Solution
- Update pglogical to the latest version.
- Ensure workers are managed correctly.
- Apply vendor-provided patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-50738.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/security/advisories/cve202650738/ |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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CVE-2026-50738 vulnerability over time.
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New CVE Received by 20be33e2-bf35-4d13-8fad-18bd2f3e3659
Jul. 28, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'EnterpriseDB', 'product': 'pglogical', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '2', 'lessThan': '2.4.8', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description A use-after-free condition exists in pglogical's worker signaling code, where a worker structure can be dereferenced after the underlying slot has been freed or recycled during normal worker lifecycle events. The condition is reachable during normal replication operation, including by a low-privileged user able to influence worker start, stop, and restart timing through permitted pglogical operations. In the typical case the condition crashes replication workers, causing an availability impact. In the worst case a use-after-free in a PostgreSQL backend can be leveraged as a remote code execution primitive at the privilege of that backend. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-416 Added Reference https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/security/advisories/cve202650738/ -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 28, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-50738', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-28T18:44:48.974347Z'}