CVE-2020-14838

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.21 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-27Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0003/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-27Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0003/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Oct 21, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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