CVE-2023-39593
Insecure permissions in the sys_exec function of MariaDB v10.5 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated…
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Description
Insecure permissions in the sys_exec function of MariaDB v10.5 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. NOTE: this is disputed by the MariaDB Foundation because no privilege boundary is crossed.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 15 months later
· 15 months later
Published
- 3 days later
· 3 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.73% · top 46% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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