CVE-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 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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/jackc/pgx/commit/60644f84918a8af66d14a4b0d865d4edafd955da	Patch
https://github.com/jackc/pgx/releases/tag/v5.9.2	Release Notes
https://github.com/jackc/pgx/security/advisories/GHSA-j88v-2chj-qfwx	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:jackc:pgx:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

History

21 May 2026, 19:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:pgx_project:pgx::::::go::*	cpe:2.3:a:jackc:pgx::::::go::*
First Time		Jackc Jackc pgx

21 May 2026, 17:50

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/jackc/pgx/commit/60644f84918a8af66d14a4b0d865d4edafd955da -~~	() https://github.com/jackc/pgx/commit/60644f84918a8af66d14a4b0d865d4edafd955da - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/jackc/pgx/releases/tag/v5.9.2 -~~	() https://github.com/jackc/pgx/releases/tag/v5.9.2 - Release Notes
References	~~() https://github.com/jackc/pgx/security/advisories/GHSA-j88v-2chj-qfwx -~~	() https://github.com/jackc/pgx/security/advisories/GHSA-j88v-2chj-qfwx - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:pgx_project:pgx::::::go::*
First Time		Pgx Project Pgx Project pgx

08 May 2026, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-08 17:16

Updated : 2026-05-21 19:58

NVD link : CVE-2026-41889

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41889

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41889

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Products Affected

jackc

pgx

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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