PostgreSQL in the Media
29 mentions across press, blogs, and newsletters
October 2026
PostgreSQL uuidv7 vs UUIDv4 vs bigint keys, measured
We loaded 10 million rows into PostgreSQL 18 with bigint, UUIDv4 and uuidv7 keys. PostgreSQL uuidv7 kept pace with bigint; v4 doubled load time and tripled WAL.
PostgreSQL MCP: Manage Postgres From Your AI Assistant
The Aiven MCP server connects Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to PostgreSQL®. Use it to manage your data, check your logs and settings, and stream changes to Apache Kafka®.
September 2026
AWS embeds DuckDB in its PostgreSQL DBMS to speed queries of live and historical data
Amazon Web Services Inc. is adding the ability to query the popular Apache Iceberg data lake directly from its Aurora PostgreSQL database management system, allowing applications to combine live transactions with historical records without copying data or creating extract/transform/load pipelines
Running OpenBao on Kubernetes with a CloudNativePG PostgreSQL backend
Managing infrastructure secrets on Kubernetes needs a backend that is self-healing and free of vendor lock-in, and that is exactly what OpenBao (the Linux Foundation’s open-source fork of HashiCorp Vault) and CloudNativePG give you: an entirely...
Building a Reliable PostgreSQL Queue: Concurrency, Crashes, Retries, and Scale
We get into building a background task processor using PostgreSQL. It seems easy at first, but there are lots of pitfalls as a system like this scales.
12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Code on Database Servers
A newly disclosed PostgreSQL vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6471 and nicknamed PostGREShell, could allow attackers with low-level replication access to execute arbitrary code on database servers. The flaw in PostgreSQL logical decoding existed for roughly 12 years and has now been fixed in su
12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Code and Take Over Database Servers
A critical PostgreSQL vulnerability dubbed PostGREShell could allow low-privileged replication accounts to execute attacker-controlled code, escalate to database superuser, and establish persistent backdoors on affected servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-6471, the flaw reportedly affected PostgreSQL re
August 2026
How PGSimCity Turns PostgreSQL Complexity Into a Virtual City 3D Simulation
Nikolay Samokhvalov has developed PGSimCity, an open-source educational tool that visualises PostgreSQL mechanics as a 3D spatial simulation in the browser. It assists backend developers and site reliability engineers in
How I Found a Great Anniversary Dinner Recommendation Using Aiven's MCP, PostgreSQL, and PG Studio
A personal story of using Aiven MCP to import a Michelin Guide dataset into PostgreSQL and then using PG Studio to find the perfect anniversary restaurant.
July 2026
From SQL Injection to Infrastructure-Level RCE: A PostgreSQL Superuser Compromise
Imagine finding a backdoor that gives you absolute superuser access to a state infrastructure network, documenting the exploit chain perfectly, and submitting it—only to be met with total bureaucratic silence. While auditing a financial management web portal (vssw
Switching from PostgreSQL to ClickHouse for Improved Performance and Scalability
Momentic, the company behind an AI-driven software testing platform, recently rearchitected its caching system to handle over 2 million queries per day acros
Critical PHP PDO Driver Bugs Expose Firebird SQL Injection and PostgreSQL DoS Risks
A newly disclosed pair of flaws in PHP’s database driver layer shows that even mature code can hide dangerous surprises. The bugs live inside PHP Data Objects (PDO), the abstraction layer web applications use to talk to databases like Firebird and PostgreSQL. Low level quirks in these drive
June 2026
How Five PostgreSQL Optimizations Sped Up Our Dashboard
GitGuardian helps security teams detect leaked secrets across dozens of integrations, all converging in one place: our dashboard. As our data volume grew, some pages started taking several seconds to load.
PostgreSQL 19 Beta Introduces SQL Graph Queries and Concurrent Table Repacking
PostgreSQL 19 Beta has been announced, with general availability expected in September, following the project's yearly major-release cadence. This release introduces n
Microsoft Open-Sources PostgreSQL Extension for In-Database Durable Execution
Recently open-sourced by Microsoft, pg_durable is a PostgreSQL extension that enables durable workflows to run natively inside the database, eliminating the need for exter
Tiger Data launches PostgreSQL extension designed for AI agents
Tiger Data today introduced a managed PostgreSQL database service designed specifically for AI agents, saying conventional database architectures are poorly suited to a future in which software is increasingly built and operated by autonomous agents. The New York-based company, whose business nam
May 2026
Highly Critical Drupal Core Flaw Exposes PostgreSQL Sites to RCE Attacks
Drupal has released security updates for a "highly critical" security vulnerability in Drupal Core that could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure. The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-9082, carries a CVSS score of 6.5 out
PoC Exploit Released for 20-Year Old PostgreSQL RCE Vulnerability
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been publicly released for CVE-2026-2005, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting PostgreSQL’s pgcrypto extension. The flaw, rooted in legacy code dating back nearly two decades, highlights the long-standing risks associated with memory
Critical PostgreSQL Vulnerabilities Enables Code Execution and SQL Injections
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released critical security updates for all supported branches, fixing 11 vulnerabilities, including arbitrary code execution and several SQL injection flaws. PostgreSQL 18.4, 17.10, 16.14, 15.18, and 14.23 have been released as security and maintenance
20-Year-Old PostgreSQL Flaw Gets Public PoC Exploit for Remote Code Execution
A newly released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2026-2005 has brought renewed attention to a critical vulnerability in PostgreSQL’s pgcrypto extension, exposing systems to remote code execution (RCE). Security researchers warn that the flaw, rooted in legacy code paths dating back nearly
PostgreSQL Flaws Expose Databases to Remote Code Execution and SQL Injection
PostgreSQL has released critical security updates addressing multiple high-impact vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution (RCE), SQL injection, and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks across widely deployed database environments. The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announced the re
Google Pushes AI for PostgreSQL Development
Google's plan to lean on AI for PostgreSQL engineering keeps human
AI finds 20-year-old bugs in PostgreSQL and MariaDB
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Wiz ZeroDay.Cloud Event Reveals 20-Year-Old PostgreSQL Vulnerabilities
Researchers revealed 20-year-old PostgreSQL flaws at Wiz ZeroDay.Cloud event, exposing critical bugs in pgcrypto and prompting urgent patches for database security.
April 2026
Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half
An AWS engineer has reported PostgreSQL throughput dropping to 0.5
36 Malicious npm Packages Exploited Redis, PostgreSQL to Deploy Persistent Implants
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that are disguised as Strapi CMS plugins but come with different payloads to facilitate Redis and PostgreSQL exploitation, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and drop a persistent implant. "Every packag
Linux 7.0 Looms as Torvalds Weighs a Version Number Jump — and PostgreSQL’s AWS Driver Gets the Axe
Linus Torvalds signals a possible jump to Linux 7.0 after the 6.16 release, while the kernel drops an unmaintained AWS PostgreSQL driver — two developments that reveal how the world
March 2026
PostgreSQL Is Finally Killing MD5 Authentication — And the Transition Won’t Be Painless
PostgreSQL is deprecating MD5 authentication in favor of SCRAM-SHA-256, with removal likely in version 18. The transition demands coordinated changes across server configuration, cl
CRUD REST API with Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL
CRUD REST API with Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL
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