🛡️ CVE-2026-41889 on Debian — golang-github-jackc-pgx-v5
Description
pgx is a PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go. Prior to version 5.9.2, SQL injection can occur when the non-default simple protocol is used, a dollar quoted string literal is used in the SQL query, that string literal contains text that would be would be interpreted as a placeholder outside of a string literal, and the value of that placeholder is controllable by the attacker. This issue has been patched in version 5.9.2.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-41889 as tracked by Debian, for the package golang-github-jackc-pgx-v5. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41889 is classified as CWE-89: SQL Injection. Untrusted input is concatenated into an SQL statement, letting an attacker change the query and reach data the request should not return.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41889 is recorded against 1 package.
- golang-github-jackc-pgx-v5
Timeline and source
Published on 8 May 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2026-41889 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| golang-github-jackc-pgx-v5 | — | — |
References
Similar Threats
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- Unknown UBUNTU-CVE-2026-33815
Exploit Protection
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