CVE-2025-53040
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CVE-2025-53040 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.43, 8.4.0-8.4.6 and 9.0.0-9.4.0. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.43, 8.4.0-8.4.6 and 9.0.0-9.4.0. 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 hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle | Mysql Server | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.43 |
| Oracle | Mysql Server | >= 8.4.0, <= 8.4.6 |
| Oracle | Mysql Server | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.4.0 |
References
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2025.htmlVendor Advisory
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