What is CVE-2024-21272?

CVE-2024-21272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-21272?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Oracle MySQL

CVE-2024-21272

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/Python). Supported versions that are affected are 9.0.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-10-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle MySQL — versions 9.0.0
Oracle Corporation MySQL Connectors

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21272?: CVE-2024-21272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle MySQL, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-21272?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.