Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege network access
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DeliveryEstablish Connector/ODBC session over supported protocol
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ExploitSatisfy high-complexity trigger conditions
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ExecutionExploit connector data-handling flaw
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ImpactRead or modify critical connector-accessible data
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 targets Oracle MySQL Connector/ODBC version 26.7.1 and requires the attacker to hold low-level privileges (PR:L) and network reachability over one of the multiple supported protocols; no user interaction is needed (UI:N). The principal limiting factor is the high attack complexity (AC:H): success depends on connection/server-state conditions outside the attacker's control, meaning it cannot be reliably triggered against an arbitrary target on demand. Oracle does not document the exact feature or configuration flag involved, so the precise triggering condition is not specified in available data; impact is confined to confidentiality and integrity of connector-accessible data with no availability effect. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity issue (CVSS 3.1 base 6.8) that should be patched in Oracle's October 2026 CPU cycle but does not warrant emergency out-of-band response. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) shows network reachability but is tempered by two meaningful brakes: AC:H (high attack complexity - conditions exist outside the attacker's control) and PR:L (the attacker must already hold low-level privileges). Impact is significant where it lands - High confidentiality and High integrity - but there is no availability impact (A:N), so this is a data-disclosure/data-tampering problem rather than a crash/DoS. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit were provided in the input, so there is no evidence of active or at-scale exploitation; exploitation status is best characterized as no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The SSVC framework cannot be fully populated (no automatable/exploitation-maturity data supplied), but the AC:H + PR:L combination argues against easy automation. One signal to verify: the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' conflicts with the CVSS, which requires PR:L (an already-privileged actor) and describes data-access compromise rather than any bypass of authentication - treat the tag as suspect pending vendor confirmation. Net: real but not urgent; prioritize in normal patch cadence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged actor on the network who can influence a MySQL Connector/ODBC session (for example via a malicious or compromised endpoint reachable over one of the supported protocols) crafts the specific conditions needed to trigger the flaw and reads or tampers with data accessible through the connector. The high attack complexity means the attacker must line up server/connection conditions outside their direct control, so exploitation is non-trivial. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Oracle MySQL Connector/ODBC 26.7.1 can allow a low-privileged, network-positioned attacker to read and modify connector-accessible data, but only under high-complexity conditions outside the attacker's control (CVSS 3.1 base 6.8, AC:H/PR:L/UI:N). The flaw affects confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact, and no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Apply Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update and upgrade Connector/ODBC from 26.7.1 to the fixed release identified in the advisory; the exact fixed version is not specified in the available data. Until upgrade, restrict network access to MySQL Connector/ODBC deployments to trusted hosts and enforce least-privilege database accounts, accepting that network ACLs can break legitimate remote clients and least privilege can affect application functionality. Monitor for anomalous connector traffic; because no public exploit was identified, emergency out-of-band response is not indicated. Vendor advisory: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
MySQL Connector/ODBC is Oracle's ODBC driver used by client applications to connect to MySQL databases. The affected supported version is 26.7.1 within Oracle MySQL Connectors. No CWE is assigned, so the formal root-cause class is not documented; Oracle describes a difficult-to-exploit condition reachable over multiple protocols by a low-privileged attacker. The assessed CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) indicates network reachability, high attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact. The supplied 'Authentication Bypass' tag should not be interpreted as unauthenticated exploitation, because the assessed vector requires PR:L. Oracle does not document the exact feature or configuration flag involved, so the precise triggering condition is not specified in available data.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Concurs with Oracle: network-reachable over multiple protocols (AV:N) but non-trivial preconditions (AC:H) and an already-privileged actor (PR:L); High C and I, no availability impact (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/ODBC). The supported version that is affected is 26.7.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all MySQL Connectors accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Connectors accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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EUVD-2026-106207
GHSA-528m-j24c-3368
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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