CVE-2026-101627
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Denial of Service in Oracle MySQL Server

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-101627, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-10-21

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are MySQL Server: 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3, 26.7.0-26.7.1; MySQL Cluster: 8.0.0-8.0.49, 8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3 and 26.7.0-26.7.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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Published
2026-10-20
Last Modified
2026-10-21
Generated
2026-11-10
AI Q&A
2026-10-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-11-08
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CWE ID Description
CWE-284 The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in the MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster products affecting specific versions. It involves the InnoDB component and allows a high-privileged attacker with network access to cause a denial of service (DOS) by crashing or hanging the server repeatedly.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster versions against affected releases (8.4.0-8.4.12, 9.7.0-9.7.3, 26.7.0-26.7.1). Use commands like 'mysql --version' or 'mysqld --version' to verify installed versions. Monitor for crashes or hangs in MySQL processes.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to frequent crashes or hangs of your MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster, disrupting database operations and causing downtime. This affects availability and could impact services relying on these databases.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability causes denial-of-service (DoS) conditions in MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster, leading to system unavailability. Unauthorized downtime may violate compliance requirements for data availability in GDPR (Article 32) and HIPAA (Security Rule 164.312(a)(2)(ii)), which mandate continuous access to critical systems.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster to versions 8.4.13, 9.7.4, or 26.7.2 or later to address the vulnerability.

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