Improper access control in Oracle MySQL Cluster
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Client product of Oracle MySQL (component: Client: mysqldump). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.42, 8.4.0-8.4.5 and 9.0.0-9.3.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Client. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Client accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Client accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2025:16861 Released 2025-09-29 · Red Hat rating Moderatemysql:8.0 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) mecab-0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+22857+7f331edd.aarch64::mysql:8.0, mecab-0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+22857+7f331edd.ppc64le::mysql:8.0, mecab-0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+22857+7f331edd.s390x::mysql:8.0 +44
- RHSA-2025:16086 Released 2025-09-17 · Red Hat rating Moderatemysql security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) mysql-8.0.43-1.el9_6, mysql-common-8.0.43-1.el9_6, mysql-errmsg-8.0.43-1.el9_6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) mysql-devel-8.0.43-1.el9_6, mysql-libs-8.0.43-1.el9_6, mysql-test-8.0.43-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:16046 Released 2025-09-17 · Red Hat rating Moderatemysql:8.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) mecab-0.996-3.module+el9.6.0+22713+cbf15e23.4.aarch64::mysql:8.4, mecab-0.996-3.module+el9.6.0+22713+cbf15e23.4.ppc64le::mysql:8.4, mecab-0.996-3.module+el9.6.0+22713+cbf15e23.4.s390x::mysql:8.4 +45
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:15699 Released 2025-09-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatemysql-selinux and mysql8.4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) mysql-selinux-1.0.14-1.el10_0, mysql8.4-8.4.6-2.el10_0, mysql8.4-common-8.4.6-2.el10_0 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) mysql8.4-devel-8.4.6-2.el10_0, mysql8.4-test-8.4.6-2.el10_0, mysql8.4-test-data-8.4.6-2.el10_0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle MySQL Cluster — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2025.html
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-31981 Vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Cluster: General).Priority LOW 31
- TI-2025-31990 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle MySQL ClusterPriority LOW 24
- TI-2025-33025 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle MySQL ClusterPriority LOW 23
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15699 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16861 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16046, RHSA-2025:16086 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:15699 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16086 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-50081
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rm7f-f74m-5fjv
References
Advisory 1
More Oracle Mysql vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02794 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- 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-2003-00723 Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-00208 Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01888 Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-50081 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-50081 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rm7f-f74m-5fjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-50081 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences