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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-41889

pgx is a PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go.

Published May 8, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · pgx is a PostgreSQL

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41889. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of pgx is a PostgreSQL is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (pgx is a PostgreSQL).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.49%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe jackc/pgx

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.

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  • cpe jackc/pgxversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-41889

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-41889. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of pgx is a PostgreSQL is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-89: SQL Injection. EPSS 0.49%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

PostgreSQL security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41889

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-41889

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-41889

    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 placehol

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.