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pgx contains memory-safety vulnerability

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 7, 2026 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 18, 2026

Package

gomod github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgproto3 (Go)

Affected versions

< 5.9.0

Patched versions

5.9.0

Description

pgx is a pure Go driver and toolkit for PostgreSQL. pgx prior to v5.9.0 contains a memory-safety vulnerability.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 7, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 7, 2026
Reviewed Apr 10, 2026
Last updated Apr 18, 2026

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(6th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2026-33815

GHSA ID

GHSA-xgrm-4fwx-7qm8

Source code

github.com/jackc/pgx/v5

Credits

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