Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege MySQL credentials
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DeliveryConnect to MySQL Server over network
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ExploitSubmit crafted JSON query or payload
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ExecutionTrigger unhandled condition in JSON component
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PersistCause server hang or crash
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ImpactComplete DoS for all database clients
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
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| Exploitation Conditions | The attacker must possess a valid MySQL user account with at least minimal login privileges on the target server - no elevated or administrative rights are required. Network access to the MySQL instance via any supported protocol (classic MySQL protocol port 3306, X Protocol, or others) must be available. The JSON component must be exercised as part of the attack, which is the default state in MySQL 9.7.x since JSON data type support is built-in and not a separately toggleable feature. No additional non-default configuration is required. Exploitation is limited to versions 9.7.0-9.7.1 specifically; deployments on earlier or later versions are not confirmed affected. Publicly accessible MySQL instances without IP-based access controls are at highest risk. Privilege escalation is not possible - the impact is limited to availability. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H scores 6.5 (Medium), but several factors warrant treating this as an elevated operational priority for affected deployments. Attack complexity is Low and no user interaction is required, meaning exploitation is straightforward once an attacker holds any valid MySQL credential. In SaaS, shared hosting, or cloud database environments, low-privileged MySQL accounts are routinely provisioned for application users, expanding the potential attacker pool significantly. The impact is exclusively availability - confidentiality and integrity are unaffected - but a complete, repeatedly reproducible crash of a database server constitutes a severe operational impact for production workloads. No KEV listing or public POC has been identified, and EPSS data is not available in the provided intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified beyond what the CVSS signals imply. The absence of a CWE classification limits root-cause assessment and makes compensating control design more difficult. Overall: real priority for organizations running MySQL 9.7.0-9.7.1, particularly those with externally accessible MySQL instances or shared credential environments. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged MySQL account - obtained through credential theft, a default password, or a shared application credential - connects to the target MySQL Server over the standard MySQL protocol and submits a specially crafted JSON query or data payload. The malformed input triggers an unhandled error condition in the JSON processing component, causing the MySQL Server process to hang indefinitely or crash, resulting in a complete denial of service for all connected clients and dependent applications. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Denial-of-service in MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster 9.7.0-9.7.1 allows a low-privileged, network-connected attacker to repeatedly hang or crash the database server by exploiting a flaw in the JSON component. The vulnerability requires only a valid MySQL login and network access over any supported protocol, making it trivially reachable in multi-tenant or cloud-hosted environments. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and low privilege threshold elevate practical risk above what the moderate CVSS score of 6.5 might suggest.
RemediationAI
Apply the patch issued by Oracle as part of the Critical Patch Update for July 2026, available via https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html. An exact fixed release version number is not independently confirmed in the available intelligence beyond the CPU advisory itself - consult the Oracle advisory directly for the specific patched build. As an interim compensating control, restrict MySQL network access using firewall rules or security group policies to permit connections only from trusted application hosts, reducing exposure to low-privileged but network-reachable attackers. Additionally, auditing and minimizing the number of active low-privileged MySQL user accounts reduces the attacker surface while the patch is applied. Disabling the JSON component is not a practical workaround for most deployments. Note that network restriction does not eliminate risk if shared or multi-tenant application accounts are already present.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in the JSON processing subsystem of Oracle MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster, versions 9.7.0 through 9.7.1. MySQL's JSON component handles native JSON data type storage, parsing, and function evaluation (e.g., JSON_EXTRACT, JSON_TABLE, JSON_OBJECT). A flaw in this component - CWE classification was not provided in available data - allows a crafted input to trigger an unhandled condition resulting in a server hang or crash. The vulnerability is accessible via multiple MySQL protocols, including the classic MySQL protocol (port 3306) and X Protocol, confirming network reachability without requiring physical or local system access. Both the standalone MySQL Server and the distributed MySQL Cluster deployments share the same affected code path in versions 9.7.0-9.7.1.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Network-reachable JSON DoS requiring only a valid MySQL login (PR:L); no confidentiality or integrity impact; complete availability loss via repeatable crash.
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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: JSON). Supported versions that are affected are MySQL Server: 9.7.0-9.7.1; MySQL Cluster: 9.7.0-9.7.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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