CVE-2026-85985 (GCVE-0-2026-85985)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-16 16:21 – Updated: 2026-10-16 17:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MariaDB: Unauthorized file access via CONNECT engine UDFs
Summary
MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 10.6.1 until 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2, the CONNECT engine plugin file-access UDFs json_file(), bson_file(), jfile_make(), bfile_make(), and jbin_file() are affected because each does not enforce FILE privilege or the secure_file_priv setting. A low-privileged attacker can trigger the issue by calling a CONNECT file-access UDF with a filesystem path, then invoke a CONNECT file-access UDF to access a filesystem path and read or write files that the database account is not authorized to access, subject to operating-system permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-16 16:49 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/security/adviso… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/4f66ca1b… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/ma… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/ma… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/ma… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/ma… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/ma… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/ma… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-40323 | x_refsource_MISC |
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