CVE-2009-5026

Exp

The executable comment feature in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.93 and 5.1.x before 5.1.50, when running in certain slave configurations in which the slave is running a newer version than the master, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via custom comments.

Published: 2012-08-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-5026 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.15%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-5026

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
34796 exploit_db edb 2010-08-03 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-5026

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-28 4.37% 3.15% -1.22%
2 2025-12-27 3.15% 4.37% +1.22%
3 2025-10-28 3.15%

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-5026

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-5026

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-5026

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-5026 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (mysql-5.1, mysql-cluster-7.0, mysql-dfsg-5.0, mysql-dfsg-5.1), 24 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 12, not-affected 5, ignored 4, released 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-5026

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-5026

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mysql mysql 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.45:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.82 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.84 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.0.87 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.0.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.41 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.51 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.67 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.75 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.77 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.81 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.83 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.85 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.86 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.88 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.89 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.90 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.91 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.0.92 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.23 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.32 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.34 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mysql mysql 5.1.37 cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:5.1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.21 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.22 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.23 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.23:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.24 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.25 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.27 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.28 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.29 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.30 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.31:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.33 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.34 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.34:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.35 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.36 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.37 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.37:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.38 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.39 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.40 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.40 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.40:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.41 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.42 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.43 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.43 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.43:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.44 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.45 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql 5.1.46 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:5.1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-5026

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