CVE-2026-41889

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

pgx is a PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go. Prior to version 5.9.2, SQL injection can occur when the non-default simple protocol is used, a dollar quoted string literal is used in the SQL query, that string literal contains text that would be would be interpreted as a placeholder outside of a string literal, and the value of that placeholder is controllable by the attacker. This issue has been patched in version 5.9.2.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
28.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

May 21, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github.
github Patch Available

SQL Injection via placeholder confusion with dollar quoted string literals · Advisory · jackc/pgx · GitHub

https://github.com/jackc/pgx/security/advisories/GHSA-j88v-2chj-qfwx
github_commit

commit 60644f84918a (jackc/pgx)

Fix landed in jackc/pgx commit 60644f84918a — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/jackc/pgx/commit/60644f84918a8af66d14a4b0d865d4edafd955da
generic

Release v5.9.2 · jackc/pgx · GitHub

https://github.com/jackc/pgx/releases/tag/v5.9.2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-41889(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatcosign-main-3.1.1-0.1.hum12026-06-10redhat
redhatcaddy-main-2.11.3-0.1.hum12026-05-12redhat
redhatgo-fdo-server-main-1.0.1-0.2.hum12026-05-09redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/jackc/pgx———
github.com/jackc/pgx/v4———
github.com/jackc/pgx/v5—5.9.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 171 total refreshes for this CVE.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-41889?
CVE-2026-41889 is a critical vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. pgx is a PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go. Prior to version 5.9.2, SQL injection can occur when the non-default simple protocol is used, a dollar quoted string literal is used in the SQL query, that string literal contains text that would be would be interpreted as a placeholder outside of a…
When was CVE-2026-41889 disclosed?
CVE-2026-41889 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026, with the most recent update on May 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-41889 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-41889 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 28.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-41889?
CVE-2026-41889 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-41889?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-41889, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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