{"id":"CVE-2018-2696","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-2696","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:12:18.011Z","title":"Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server : Security : Privileges).","description":"Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server : Security : Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.38 and prior and 5.7.20 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).","published":"2018-01-18T02:29:24.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:56:08.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert_us@oracle.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["oracle/mysql"],"epss":{"score":0.0452,"percentile":0.91484,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102701","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040216","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0586","source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0587","source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3537-1/","source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102701","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040216","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0586","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0587","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180117-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3537-1/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2696","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}