Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain high-privileged MySQL account
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DeliveryConnect over network protocol
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ExploitSend crafted request to InnoDB
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ExecutionTrigger hang or repeatable crash
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ImpactComplete denial of service
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to hold a HIGH-privileged MySQL account (PR:H confirmed by the CVSS vector), so this is an authenticated attack reachable over the network via multiple MySQL protocols against MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster running the affected InnoDB component. Affected builds are MySQL Server 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3, 26.7.0-26.7.1 and MySQL Cluster 8.0.0-8.0.49, 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3, 26.7.0-26.7.1. The primary limiting factor is the high privilege prerequisite; no user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L), but the impact is confined to availability (service hang or repeatable crash) with no confidentiality or integrity consequence. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely moderate-to-low priority issue despite affecting a ubiquitous database platform. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM) is driven purely by an availability impact (A:H) with no confidentiality or integrity consequence (C:N/I:N). The vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U) shows that while the attack is network-reachable and low-complexity, it requires HIGH privileges (PR:H) - the attacker must already hold a privileged MySQL account, which substantially narrows the realistic threat population to authenticated insiders or attackers who have already compromised privileged credentials. No EPSS score was provided in the input, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public proof-of-concept identified at time of analysis, so there is no evidence of active or imminent widespread exploitation. The only outcome is a hang or repeatable crash (complete DoS) of the server/cluster; there is no path to data exposure or code execution. Net assessment: a real but bounded availability risk best handled via normal Oracle quarterly CPU patch cycles rather than emergency response. Note the Oracle phrasing 'Easily exploitable' refers to attack complexity (AC:L) and should not be conflated with low privilege requirements - the PR:H gate remains the key limiting factor. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already possesses a high-privileged MySQL account (or has compromised such credentials) connects over the network via one of MySQL's supported protocols and issues a crafted request that triggers a fault in the InnoDB storage engine. The result is a server hang or a repeatable crash, producing a complete denial of service for the MySQL Server or Cluster. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the required high privilege level makes opportunistic external exploitation unlikely. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Authenticated high-privileged users can force InnoDB in MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster to hang or crash repeatedly by sending crafted requests over the network through multiple MySQL protocols, producing a complete denial of service with no confidentiality or integrity impact. Affected releases include MySQL Server 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3, 26.7.0-26.7.1 and MySQL Cluster 8.0.0-8.0.49, 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3, 26.7.0-26.7.1. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry is identified at time of analysis, and the high-privilege prerequisite makes this a moderate-to-low priority issue despite the broad deployment of MySQL.
RemediationAI
Patch status: no exact fixed release version is specified in the supplied data, so apply the MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster update listed for the affected branch in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html) and verify the target build against that advisory rather than assuming a version number. In the interim, restrict network access to MySQL and MySQL Cluster listener ports so that only trusted application and administrative networks can connect, accepting that legitimate remote clients may need to be relocated behind proxies or jump hosts. Audit and reduce accounts holding high privileges such as SUPER or equivalent administrative roles, with the trade-off that existing administrative automation may need redesign. Monitor for abnormal server restarts, hangs, and repeated crash patterns and fail over to replicas where available; this reduces outage duration but does not prevent the vulnerable condition from being triggered.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
InnoDB is MySQL's transactional storage engine, responsible for buffer-pool management, row-level locking, redo/undo logging, and crash recovery. This is an availability-only flaw in that component: the CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H indicates that a high-privileged account can reach the service over the network, that no user interaction is required, and that successful exploitation results in a hang or repeatable crash while confidentiality and integrity remain unaffected. The input does not assign a CWE, so the precise root-cause class-such as locking behavior, resource exhaustion, or an error-path handling defect-cannot be confirmed from the available data; the observable security consequence is denial of service against MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Network-reachable (AV:N) and low-complexity (AC:L) but gated behind a high-privileged account (PR:H); impact is availability-only (A:H) with no C/I effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are MySQL Server: 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3, 26.7.0-26.7.1; MySQL Cluster: 8.0.0-8.0.49, 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3 and 26.7.0-26.7.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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EUVD-2026-106029
GHSA-6xxx-7gw8-9qcq
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Exploit-DB