Is CVE-2018-16850 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-16850 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16850?

CVE-2018-16850 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2018-16850

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 5.1%EU EUVD

postgresql before versions 11.1, 10.6 is vulnerable to a to SQL injection in pg_upgrade and pg_dump via CREATE TRIGGER ... REFERENCING. Using a purpose-crafted trigger definition, an attacker can cause arbitrary SQL statements to run, with superuser privileges.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-89
EPSS score: 5.1% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-8644)
Published: November 13, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-8644 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
postgresql / postgresql
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux

Certified products that may be affected

8 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3867 - historical

See all 8 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105923(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042144(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3757(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16850(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-24(Mitigation, Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3818-1/(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1905/(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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