Vulnerability in Percona Xtrabackup
CVE-2022-26944
Percona XtraBackup 2.4.20 unintentionally writes the command line to any resulting backup file output. This may include sensitive arguments passed at run time. In addition, when --history is passed at run time, this command line is also written to the PERCONA_SCHEMA.xtrabackup_history table. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-10997.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Percona Xtrabackup — versions 2.4.20
References
- jira.percona.com/browse/PXB-2722 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.percona.com/percona-xtrabackup/2.4/release-notes/2.4/2.4.25.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-26944?
- CVE-2022-26944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Percona Xtrabackup. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2022-26944?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.