CVE-2026-44168

MariaDB: wsrep SST unsafe parameter handling on the donor side

State
Published
Severity
8.0 High
Published
Jun 12, 2026
Updated
Aug 3, 2026
Reserved
May 5, 2026

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Description

MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From versions 10.6.1 to before 10.6.26, 10.11.1 to before 10.11.17, 11.4.1 to before 11.4.11, 11.8.1 to before 11.8.7, and 12.3.1, during the SST the donor node is interpolating parameters that the joiner sent into the command line. Not all parameters were properly validated which could allow a malicious joiner to execute arbitrary shell commands on the donor side via the mariabackup SST method. This issue has been patched in versions 10.6.26, 10.11.17, 11.4.11, 11.8.7, and 12.3.2.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M
3.18.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat-SADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
serverMariaDB
  • >= 10.6.1, < 10.6.26Affected
  • >= 10.11.1, < 10.11.17Affected
  • >= 11.4.1, < 11.4.11Affected
  • >= 11.8.1, < 11.8.7Affected
  • >= 12.3.1, < 12.3.2Affected

References

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