mpGabinet EUVD-2026-26044

Apply vendor-released patch to mpGabinet version 23.12.20 or later immediately. Primary mitigation: reconfigure the database service account to use the principle of least privilege-grant only SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE permissions on application-required tables, and revoke administrative rights (DROP, ALTER, CREATE, GRANT). Immediate compensating controls if patching is delayed: (1) Restrict local system access to mpGabinet host via SSH key-based authentication and disable password login to prevent unauthorized process inspection. (2) Enable OS-level memory protection (e.g., Linux CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY, Windows DEP/ASLR) to increase difficulty of credential extraction, though this does not eliminate the risk if local code execution is achieved. (3) Implement database connection pooling with read-only credentials for application queries where possible, reserving administrative credentials for schema management only. (4) Monitor process memory access attempts using OS audit logging and EDR solutions. (5) Rotate database credentials regularly and audit all administrative access to the database. Side effect of least-privilege database account: schema migrations and backup operations may require a separate elevated account or manual DBA intervention.