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CVE-2026-107818NVD status: Analyzed

server: External Control of System or Configuration Setting

Published Updated By the CyberSecBulletin desk

CVE-2026-107818 is a high-severity external control of system or configuration setting vulnerability in server from MariaDB, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, but only if a user takes part, for example by opening a link or file. Affected server versions: >= 10.6.1, < 10.6.28; >= 10.11.1, < 10.11.19; >= 11.4.1, < 11.4.13, and others listed below. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.4% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Mariadb to 10.6.28 or 10.11.19 or 11.4.13 or 11.8.9, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on github.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
  3. Because the attack needs a user to take part, warn users about unexpected links and files related to this product until it is patched.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
MariaDBserver>= 10.6.1, < 10.6.28; >= 10.11.1, < 10.11.19; >= 11.4.1, < 11.4.13; >= 11.8.1, < 11.8.9; >= 12.3.1, < 12.3.3; >= 13.0.1, < 13.0.2Not stated
MariaDBMariadb10.6.1 up to, but not including, 10.6.28; 10.11.1 up to, but not including, 10.11.19; 11.4.1 up to, but not including, 11.4.13; 11.8.1 up to, but not including, 11.8.9; 12.3.1 up to, but not including, 12.3.3; 13.0.1 up to, but not including, 13.0.210.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, 13.0.2

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
User interaction
RequiredA user must take an action such as opening a file or link.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (github.com).

Official description

MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 10.6.1 until 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2, the mariadb.service unit used /run/mysqld/wsrep-new-cluster during the next service restart. A database user with FILE privilege and a secure-file-priv configuration permitting writes to /run/mysqld could create that file and inject attacker-controlled environment values into the restarted service. This issue is fixed in versions 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: External Control of System or Configuration Setting

One or more system settings or configuration elements can be externally controlled by a user.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Compartmentalize the system to have safe areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area. Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
  • Because setting manipulation covers a diverse set of functions, any attempt at illustrating it will inevitably be incomplete. Rather than searching for a tight-knit relationship between the functions addressed in the setting manipulation category, take a step back and consider the sorts of system values that an attacker should not be allowed to control.
  • In general, do not allow user-provided or otherwise untrusted data to control sensitive values. The leverage that an attacker gains by controlling these values is not always immediately obvious, but do not underestimate the creativity of the attacker.

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Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

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