Vulnerability in Mariadb

CVE-2026-35549

An issue was discovered in MariaDB Server before 11.4.10, 11.5.x through 11.8.x before 11.8.6, and 12.x before 12.2.2. If the caching_sha2_password authentication plugin is installed, and some user accounts are configured to use it, a large packet can crash the server because sha256_crypt_r uses alloca.

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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:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-35549: held from 0.003 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Affected products

  • Mariadb — versions 0, 11.5.0, 12.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35549?
CVE-2026-35549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mariadb, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-35549?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.