CVE-2026-21965

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 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 partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Published: 2026-01-20 Last update: 2026-01-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2026-21965 is rated Low Risk (18.7/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-21965

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 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.30% +0.24%
2 2026-05-22 0.04% 0.06% +0.03%
3 2026-01-21 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-21965

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 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:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.2 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-21965

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-21965

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2026-21965 unimportant 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-2026-21965
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21965
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-21965/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-21965 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 16, needs-triage 6, ignored 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-21965

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-21965

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

References for CVE-2026-21965

cvelogic Threat Intelligence