CVE-2026-21937

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DDL). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.44, 8.4.0-8.4.7 and 9.0.0-9.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Published: 2026-01-20 Last update: 2026-01-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-21937 is rated Low Risk (26.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-21937

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 2026-05-22 0.04% 0.06% +0.03%
2 2026-01-21 0.04%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-21937

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful 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.
1.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-21937

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-21937

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-21937 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mysql-8.0), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-21937
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21937
suse medium CVE-2026-21937 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (mecab-0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+23550+bd321b9a, mecab-0.996-3.module+el9.7.0+24088+36dcab8d.4, …), 26 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 8, SUSE Liberty Linux 9): Fixed 26. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21937/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-21937 medium priority: Ubuntu including 11 source packages (mariadb, mariadb-10.0, …), 53 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 27, not-affected 10, needs-triage 6, released 6, ignored 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-21937

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-21937

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle mysql_server >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.44 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_server >= 8.4.0, <= 8.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle mysql_server >= 9.0.0, <= 9.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-21937

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