CVE-2026-55854

MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, MariaDB Connector/Node.js can disclose an account password when PAM dialog authentication is negotiated over an insecure transport. In lib/cmd/handshake/auth/pam-password-auth.js and lib/cmd/handshake/authentication.js, the SendPamAuthPacketFactory behavior for the server-side plugin dialog lacked the secure-transport gate applied to mysql_clear_password. With the default sslMode=DISABLE and restrictedAuth=null settings, a hostile or on-path server can send an Authentication Switch Request for dialog over plain TCP, causing the connector to return the account password in cleartext. Properly verified TLS and a local Unix socket prevent this path, while fingerprint-only server identity validation is not sufficient. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3.

• CWE-319
• CWE-522

• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/29733403cfe6519cdfe9c36c93765a468fbe285d
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/53b304264df84496d331dba2765c3634602f342e
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/9781de636841d34afdd08d81dd07d43edb82f85c
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/fbc159c2c8bd18c2db2d2e6587ab3020bbda64b6
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/releases/tag/3.2.4
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/releases/tag/3.3.3
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/releases/tag/3.4.6
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/releases/tag/3.5.3
• https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/security/advisories/GHSA-42r5-vhpq-m858
• https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-353

Published

Aug 28, 2026

Last Modified

Sep 8, 2026

Status

Awaiting Analysis

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