Affects widely used MariaDB database server and allows account takeover/privilege escalation; core infrastructure impact across organizations.
CVE-2026-97380
Auth bug lets low-privileged user set other account passwords
Is CVE-2026-97380 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-97380 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-97380?
CVE-2026-97380 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-97380?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-97380. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-97380 affect?
CVE-2026-97380 affects MariaDB 10.6.1-10.6.27 (fixed 10.6.28), MariaDB 10.11.0-10.11.18 (fixed 10.11.19), MariaDB 11.4.0-11.4.12 (fixed 11.4.13), MariaDB 11.8.0-11.8.8 (fixed 11.8.9), and 2 further products or versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-97380?
Upgrade to listed fixed versions, restrict DB access, audit GRANT use, rotate sensitive credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated low-privileged user can set arbitrary account passwords via GRANT PROXY with empty IDENTIFIED, enabling account takeover and privilege escalation.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 10.6.1 and < 10.6.28
- affected>= 10.11.1 and < 10.11.19
- affected>= 11.4.1 and < 11.4.13
- affected>= 11.8.1 and < 11.8.9
- affected>= 12.3.1 and < 12.3.3
- affected>= 13.0.1 and < 13.0.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.