PostgreSQL in the Media
13 mentions across press, blogs, and newsletters
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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