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TI-2023-20693 Aliases CVE-2023-39593GHSA-xr59-q2m8-w439

Insecure permissions in the sys_exec function of MariaDB v10.5 allows authenticated…

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Insecure permissions in the sys_exec function of MariaDB v10.5 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. NOTE: this is disputed by the MariaDB Foundation because no privilege boundary is crossed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00726 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.0VulnerableMariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0 Vulnerable ·MariaDB

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-39593
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr59-q2m8-w439

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-11776 MariaDB v10.5 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-05707 Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00687 Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-00217 OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0 before 1.0.0m, and 1.0.1 before 1.0.1h does not properly… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2014-00188 The dtls1_reassemble_fragment function in d1_both.c in OpenSSL before 0.9.8za, 1.0.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2018-15259 zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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