CVE-2026-3172 (GCVE-0-2026-3172)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-25 20:59 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
pgvector buffer overflow in parallel HNSW index build
Summary
Buffer overflow in parallel HNSW index build in pgvector 0.6.0 through 0.8.1 allows a database user to leak sensitive data from other relations or crash the database server.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-26 15:03 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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