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AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable DB service (AV:N), needs high-privileged account (PR:H) and a non-trivial trigger condition (AC:H); OS command execution escapes the DB engine (S:C) with full host CIA impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:alpine).
CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:alpine
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Alpine Linux: mariadb fixed in 11.8.7-r0
AnalysisAI
OS command injection in MariaDB Server (fixed in Alpine package mariadb 11.8.7-r0) allows a high-privileged authenticated database user to break the trust boundary between SQL and the underlying operating system, resulting in confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact across components (scope changed). No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.07%, 22nd percentile). …
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| Exploitation | Attacker must already possess a high-privileged MariaDB account (CVSS PR:H - e.g., an admin or DBA login with elevated grants), and must reach the MariaDB network endpoint (typically TCP/3306) from a location permitted by bind-address, firewall, and host-based access controls. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | Signals are mixed and point to a serious-but-narrow problem rather than a mass-exploitation event. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker who already holds (or has compromised) a high-privileged MariaDB account connects to the server over the network and issues a crafted sequence that triggers the vulnerable code path, smuggling shell metacharacters into an OS command the server executes internally. Because the CVSS scope is changed, the injected command runs in the host OS context as the mariadbd service account, giving the attacker file read/write and code execution on the database host beyond the SQL boundary. … |
| Remediation | Vendor-released patch: Alpine mariadb 11.8.7-r0 - upgrade the Alpine package via apk to that version or later. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours: Audit database administrative role assignments and implement principle of least privilege. …
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