Bulletin ID: 2026-166-AWS
Scope: AWS
Content Type: Important (requires attention)
Publication Date: 11/06/2026 10:00 AM PST

Description:

Babelfish for PostgreSQL extension enables users to run SQL Server workloads without modifying their applications. Babelfish is developed as an OpenSource project using the PostgreSQL’s extension model. It is owned and maintained by AWS https://github.com/babelfish-for-postgresql/babelfish_extensions/. 

Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL enables Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL to understand the SQL Server wire protocol (TDS), allowing applications built for SQL Server to connect without changing drivers or rewriting application code.

We identified two issues in the Babelfish TDS protocol layer:

• CVE-2026-119923: A memory-safety issue in the TDS connection-handshake handling could allow a remote, unauthenticated actor to affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the database process.
• CVE-2026-119924: AA memory-safety issue in the TDS remote-procedure-call request handling could allow a remote, authenticated actor to read adjacent process memory or cause a denial of service.

Impacted versions:

• Babelfish for PostgreSQL:
  - 1.0-1.5
  - 2.1-2.15
  - 3.1-3.12
  - 4.0-4.8
  - 5.1-5.4
  
  
• Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL:
  - 1.x: <1.5.5; >=1.6.0 AND <1.17.2
  - 2.x: <2.3.5; >=2.4.0 AND <2.12.4; >=2.13.0 AND <2.13.3; >=2.14.0 AND <2.14.2; >=2.15.0 AND <2.15.2; >=2.16.0 AND <2.16.1
  - 3.x: <3.8.4; >=3.9.0 AND <3.9.4; >=3.10.0 AND <3.10.3; >=3.11.0 AND <3.11.2; >=3.12.0 AND <3.12.2; >=3.13.0 AND <3.13.1
  - 4.x: <<4.5.5; >=4.6.0 AND <4.6.3; >=4.7.0 AND <4.7.2; >=4.8.0 AND <4.8.2; >=4.9.0 AND <4.9.1
  - 5.x: <5.1.4; >=5.2.0 AND <5.2.3; >=5.3.0 AND <5.3.2; >=5.4.0 AND <5.4.2; 5.5.0
  - 6.x: >=6.0.0 AND <6.0.2

Resolution:

This issue has been addressed in Babelfish for PostgreSQL extension versions 4.10, 5.6 and 6.1. For Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL customers with Babelfish enabled, upgrade your cluster to one of the following Aurora PostgreSQL versions (included Babelfish version in parentheses) or later, and apply any pending maintenance to ensure you are on the latest patch: 13.9.16 (1.5.5), 13.23.3 (1.17.2), 14.6.16 (2.3.5), 14.17.8 (2.12.4), 14.18.6 (2.13.3), 14.19.5 (2.14.2), 14.20.5 (2.15.2), 14.22.3 (2.16.1), 14.23.1 (2.17.0), 15.10.8 (3.8.4), 15.12.8 (3.9.4), 15.13.6 (3.10.3), 15.14.5 (3.11.2), 15.15.5 (3.12.2), 15.17.3 (3.13.1), 15.18.1 (3.14.0), 16.8.8 (4.5.5), 16.9.6 (4.6.3), 16.10.5 (4.7.2), 16.11.5 (4.8.2), 16.13.3 (4.9.1), 16.14.1 (4.10.0), 17.4.8 (5.1.4), 17.5.6 (5.2.3), 17.6.5 (5.3.2), 17.7.5 (5.4.2), 17.9.3 (5.5.1), 17.10.1 (5.6.0), 18.3.4 (6.0.2), 18.4.1 (6.1.0).

Workarounds:

Restrict network access to the TDS port (default 1433) to trusted sources using VPC security groups until the upgrade is applied.

References:

• CVE-2026-119923
• CVE-2026-119924

Please email aws-security@amazon.com with any security questions or concerns.