{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61820","details":"pg_partman is a PostgreSQL extension that manages partitioned tables by time or ID. Prior to 5.5.0, inherit_template_properties() manually surrounds primary-key column names from pg_attribute.attname with double quotes without escaping embedded double-quote characters. A partman_user who owns a template table can create a crafted column name that breaks out of the generated ALTER TABLE ADD PRIMARY KEY identifier when the background worker applies the key to a child partition. The generated SQL then executes with pg_partman_bgw.role privileges, which default to PostgreSQL superuser, permitting database-wide compromise and operating-system command execution as the PostgreSQL service account. The crafted catalog identifier persists until removed and can trigger again during later partition creation. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.0.","modified":"2026-09-24T08:47:33.016400647Z","published":"2026-09-18T20:17:20.067Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-61820"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-61820"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"pg-partman","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/pg-partman?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.7.2-1","4.7.3-1","4.7.4-2","5.0.0-1","5.0.0-2","5.0.1-1","5.1.0-1","5.1.0-2","5.2.0-1","5.2.1-1","5.2.2-1","5.2.4-1","5.3.0-1","5.3.0~rc1-1","5.3.1-1","5.3.1-2","5.4.0-1","5.4.1-1","5.4.2-1","5.4.3-1","5.5.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61820.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pg-partman","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/pg-partman?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.2.4-1","5.3.0-1","5.3.0~rc1-1","5.3.1-1","5.3.1-2","5.4.0-1","5.4.1-1","5.4.2-1","5.4.3-1","5.5.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61820.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pg-partman","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/pg-partman?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.5.0-1"}]}],"versions":["5.2.4-1","5.3.0-1","5.3.0~rc1-1","5.3.1-1","5.3.1-2","5.4.0-1","5.4.1-1","5.4.2-1","5.4.3-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61820.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}