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title: "CVE-2026-120065: psqlODBC - Broken Access Control"
description: "psqlODBC before 18.00.0006 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper handling of column names with double quotes in updatable cursor queries, letting database users manipulate SQL statements to affect row updates or deletes, exploit requires ability to create tables read by the application."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-120065/
---

# CVE-2026-120065 psqlODBC - Broken Access Control

psqlODBC before 18.00.0006 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper handling of column names with double quotes in updatable cursor queries, letting database users manipulate SQL statements to affect row updates or deletes, exploit requires ability to create tables read by the application.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120065)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Data Tampering, Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

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

Published

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-89](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to psqlODBC version 18.00.0006 or later.

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-2026-120065](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120065)
- [https://github.com/postgresql-interfaces/psqlodbc/security/advisories/GHSA-9cg8-r57h-h6jj](https://github.com/postgresql-interfaces/psqlodbc/security/advisories/GHSA-9cg8-r57h-h6jj)

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