Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessGain OS logon access to MySQL Cluster host
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DeliveryIdentify NDB Operator process or local interface
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ExploitEngineer or await high-complexity exploitation conditions (AC:H)
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ExecutionTrigger authentication bypass in NDB Operator
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ImpactExfiltrate all MySQL Cluster accessible data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The attacker must have operating-system-level logon access to the specific host where MySQL Cluster and its NDB Operator execute - remote network exploitation is explicitly ruled out by AV:L. High attack complexity (AC:H) further requires that specific conditions beyond the attacker's direct control must be present or engineered; the exact nature of these conditions is not specified in available data. The vulnerable component is the NDB Operator specifically, so MySQL Cluster must be deployed with the NDB Operator active (typical in Kubernetes-based deployments). Exploitation is limited to confidentiality - no integrity modification or availability disruption results. The description does not specify whether a particular NDB Operator configuration setting or operational mode must be enabled; this detail is unconfirmed in current intelligence. No user interaction is required once host access and exploitation conditions are met. |
| Impact | The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 5.1 (Medium) reflects two primary dampeners: local attack vector (AV:L, meaning network exploitation is not possible) and high attack complexity (AC:H, meaning difficult, condition-dependent exploitation). No EPSS score was provided in the intelligence data, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified independently. This vulnerability does not appear in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, and no publicly available exploit code has been identified. Despite the moderate score, the Authentication Bypass tag combined with a C:H impact rating - complete read access to all MySQL Cluster accessible data - elevates real-world concern for multi-tenant or shared infrastructure deployments where host-level access boundaries are less strict. For tightly controlled, single-tenant deployments with restricted host access, the realistic risk is low. The absence of a CWE and the lack of technical advisory detail beyond the NVD description introduce uncertainty around exploitability specifics. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained logon access to a MySQL Cluster infrastructure host - via credential theft, privilege escalation from a co-located workload, or insider access - targets the NDB Operator under specific, difficult-to-reproduce conditions required by the AC:H rating. By triggering the authentication bypass in the NDB Operator, the attacker reads all data accessible to the MySQL Cluster instance without supplying database-level credentials. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
MySQL Cluster's NDB Operator component allows a local, unauthenticated attacker with logon access to the infrastructure host to bypass authentication controls and gain complete read access to all MySQL Cluster data. Three active release lines are affected - 8.0.0-8.0.47, 8.4.0-8.4.10, and 9.7.0-9.7.1 - as confirmed by Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the high attack complexity (AC:H) together with the local-only access vector (AV:L) substantially constrain realistic exploitation, though the data-exposure consequence remains significant for environments handling sensitive workloads.
RemediationAI
Apply Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update patches, available through the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html. Exact patched version numbers were not confirmed in the available intelligence data - consult the Oracle advisory directly to identify the precise fixed releases for each affected branch (8.0.x, 8.4.x, 9.7.x). While patching, restrict logon access to the hosts running MySQL Cluster to the minimum required set of trusted administrators, directly shrinking the pool of principals who can satisfy the local access prerequisite; note this may affect legitimate cluster management workflows. Additionally, enforce OS-level access controls on the NDB Operator process and review audit logs for anomalous data access patterns. If running NDB Operator in Kubernetes, apply RBAC and Pod Security Admission policies to limit which principals can interact with the operator pod.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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MySQL Cluster (NDB Cluster) is Oracle's shared-nothing, distributed in-memory database engineered for high availability and carrier-grade throughput. The NDB Operator is the Kubernetes-native component responsible for managing cluster lifecycle operations - provisioning, scaling, and configuration - within container orchestration environments. The CVE is tagged 'Authentication Bypass,' pointing to a failure in the NDB Operator to enforce authentication for certain local operations or interfaces, broadly consistent with CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) or CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), though Oracle did not assign a formal CWE. The CVSS local attack vector (AV:L) is consistent with the description's language of 'logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Cluster executes,' indicating the flaw surfaces at the host or operator-process level rather than over the network. No CPE strings were supplied in the intelligence data.
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AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Local-only access (AV:L) and high complexity (AC:H) per description; no privileges required on host; confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability consequence.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Cluster: NDB Operator). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.47, 8.4.0-8.4.10 and 9.7.0-9.7.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Cluster executes to compromise MySQL Cluster. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Cluster accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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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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