CVE-2026-44173: mariadb Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-44173 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in mariadb. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 5Timeline
- 12-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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, MariaDB allowed SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE and SELECT ... INTO DUMPFILE without verifying the FILE privilege if the FROM clause contained only subqueries. This issue has been patched in versions 10.6.26, 10.11.17, 11.4.11, 11.8.7, and 12.3.2.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA5.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.22 pp
From 0.62% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationThe product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
- CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentA product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected systems
Ubuntu5 products
- mariadbAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:11.8.6-5ubuntu0.1
- mariadb-10.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- mariadb-10.1All versions (No fix recorded)
- mariadb-10.3All versions (No fix recorded)
- mariadb-10.6All versions (No fix recorded)
Mariadb2 products
Alpine1 product
- mariadb≥ 10.6.1, < 10.11.17-r0 | ≥ 10.6.1, < 11.4.11-r0 | ≥ 10.6.1, < 11.8.7-r0
Chainguard1 product
- mariadb-11.8< 11.8.9-r1
Debian1 product
- mariadb< 1:10.11.18-0+deb12u1 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:11.8.8-1
Wolfi1 product
- mariadb-11.8< 11.8.9-r1
6 vendors · 11 products