CVE-2021-2471

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/J). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.26 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Connectors accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H).

Published: 2021-10-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-2471 is rated Moderate Risk (56.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 63.82%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-2471

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 2026-03-21 65.14% 63.82% -1.31%
2 2025-12-28 62.70% 65.14% +2.44%
3 2025-12-06 62.70%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-2471

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
0.7 5.2 [email protected]
7.9 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-2471

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-2471

GHSA-w6f2-8wx4-47r5 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Incorrect Authorization in MySQL Connector Java

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-2471

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-2471
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-2471/
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-2471 medium priority: Ubuntu including 12 source packages (mariadb-10.0, mariadb-10.1, …), 173 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, vivid, xenial): DNE 142, not-affected 11, released 10, needs-triage 7, ignored 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-2471

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-2471

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_console 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy 1.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_connectors >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_connectors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quarkus quarkus < 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
quarkus quarkus >= 2.3.0, < 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-2471

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