CVE-2025-13699

CVE Details

Release Date:	2025-12-23
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

MariaDB mariadb-dump Utility Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of MariaDB. Interaction with the mariadb-dump utility is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the handling of view names. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27000.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.0
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (mariadb10.11)	ELSA-2026-0136	2026-01-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (Judy)	ELSA-2026-0232	2026-01-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (Judy)	ELSA-2026-0233	2026-01-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (galera)	ELSA-2026-0232	2026-01-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (galera)	ELSA-2026-0233	2026-01-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (mariadb)	ELSA-2026-0232	2026-01-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (mariadb)	ELSA-2026-0233	2026-01-07
Oracle Linux version 9 (mariadb)	ELSA-2026-0137	2026-01-07