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title: "CVE-2026-111441: openGauss-server - Buffer Overflow"
description: "openGauss-server 2.1.0 to 7.0.0-RC3 contains a buffer overflow caused by improper length validation in HllObjectUnpack() during packed HLL unpacking, letting authenticated database users trigger heap overflow via malformed packed HLL input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-111441/
---

# CVE-2026-111441 openGauss-server - Buffer Overflow

openGauss-server 2.1.0 to 7.0.0-RC3 contains a buffer overflow caused by improper length validation in HllObjectUnpack() during packed HLL unpacking, letting authenticated database users trigger heap overflow via malformed packed HLL input.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.40% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111441)

## Details

Type

Buffer Overflow

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Published

19 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-122](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to openGauss-server 7.0.0-LTS or later where length validation and buffer copy are fixed.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111441](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111441)
- [https://gitcode.com/opengauss/openGauss-server/pull/9380](https://gitcode.com/opengauss/openGauss-server/pull/9380)

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