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CVE-2026-85748

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.9)—
Severity9.9Critical · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.55 %higher than 45% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 12.3.1 until 12.3.3 and 13.0.2, SYS_REFCURSOR handling is affected because cursor-array reallocation can leave stale references in routine contexts. A low-privileged attacker can open a large number of SYS_REFCURSORs and then fetch one to trigger a use-after-free that can enable remote code execution when combined with another vulnerability. This issue is fixed in versions 12.3.3 and 13.0.2.

CVSS

Base score
9.9
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.55 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
45
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

El vector AV:N/PR:L/UI:N exige credenciales bajas y red; el use-after-free en SYS_REFCURSOR puede permitir RCE si se combina con otra vulnerabilidad.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account ManagementDisable or Remove Feature or ProgramVulnerability ScanningThreat Intelligence ProgramRestrict Web-Based ContentNetwork Segmentation

Affected technologies (1)

Mariadb — Mariadb

CWEs

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