Impact
The vulnerability exists in Oracle MySQL Server and MySQL Cluster's Group Replication Plugin. It permits an attacker with high privileges and network access to send crafted replication messages, triggering a resource exhaustion condition that causes the database server or cluster nodes to hang or crash, resulting in a complete denial of service while leaving confidentiality and integrity intact.
Affected Systems
Affected installations include Oracle MySQL Server 8.4.0 to 8.4.12, 9.7.0 to 9.7.3, and 26.7.0 to 26.7.1, as well as Oracle MySQL Cluster versions 8.0.0 to 8.0.49, 8.4.0 to 8.4.12, 9.7.0 to 9.7.3, and 26.7.0 to 26.7.1. All affected systems expose standard MySQL networking protocols, and the flaw is limited to the Group Replication Plugin component.
Risk and Exploitability
The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 reflects significant availability impact. The attack requires network access and high‑privilege authentication, but the exploit is described as easily exploitable once those conditions are met. The EPSS score of < 1% indicates a very low probability of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no widespread exploit exists yet. Nonetheless, environments exposing these services to untrusted networks face a moderate risk, with a straightforward attack path: sending crafted replication traffic over any MySQL ingress protocol.
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