#VU123320 Improper Validation of Array Index in Packetbeat - CVE-2026-26932

 

#VU123320 Improper Validation of Array Index in Packetbeat - CVE-2026-26932

Published: February 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123320
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26932
CWE-ID: CWE-129
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Packetbeat
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PostgreSQL protocol parser when handling network traffic. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets over the network and perform a denial of service attack.

Note, the vulnerability affects deployment s where the pgsql protocol type has been explicitly configured in packetbeat.yml and the Packetbeat instance is monitoring network traffic on an interface where PostgreSQL protocol traffic is present.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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