Improper Validation of Array Index in Packetbeat - CVE-2026-26932
Published: February 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123320
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26932
CWE-ID: CWE-129
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Packetbeat
How to mitigate CVE-2026-26932
Install updates from vendor's website.
Packetbeat - addressed in versions 8.19.11, 9.2.5