What is CVE-2024-27766?

CVE-2024-27766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mariadb, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-27766?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-27766 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Mariadb

CVE-2024-27766

An issue in MariaDB v.11.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the lib_mysqludf_sys.so function. NOTE: this is disputed by the MariaDB Foundation because no privilege boundary is crossed.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.013 (66.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Mariadb — versions 11.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27766?: CVE-2024-27766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mariadb, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-27766?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-27766 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.