What is GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6?

GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Use after free in PostgreSQL plperl allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6 cover?

GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-116320. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6?

GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6HighCVSS 8.8

Use after free in PostgreSQL plperl allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 12, 2026

Last Modified

November 12, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-116320 →

📋 Description

Use after free in PostgreSQL plperl allows an object creator to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database, via dropping the final reference to a Perl array or hash while PostgreSQL is converting that object. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.7, 17.12, 16.16, 15.20, and 14.25 are affected.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116320
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2026-116320
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6ff8-cc3p-w6f6