CVE-2026-21964
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Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-21964, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-01-20

Last updated on: 2026-01-29

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Thread Pooling). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.44, 8.4.0-8.4.7 and 9.0.0-9.5.0. 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).

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Published
2026-01-20
Last Modified
2026-01-29
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-01-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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Vendor Product Version / Range
oracle mysql From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.0.44 (inc)
oracle mysql From 8.4.0 (inc) to 8.4.7 (inc)
oracle mysql From 9.0.0 (inc) to 9.5.0 (inc)

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Thread Pooling component of Oracle MySQL Server versions 8.0.0-8.0.44, 8.4.0-8.4.7, and 9.0.0-9.5.0. It allows a high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to exploit the server easily. Successful exploitation can cause the MySQL Server to hang or crash repeatedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial of service (DoS) attack on the MySQL Server. An attacker with high privileges and network access can cause the server to hang or crash frequently, disrupting availability and potentially causing downtime for applications relying on the database.

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