CVE-2024-21000

lowCVSS 3.8covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-06

CSIRTS triage

What: A privilege escalation vulnerability in the security component allows a high-privileged attacker to compromise MySQL Server.
Who is affected: Deployments running MySQL 8.0.36 or earlier and 8.3.0 or earlier with high-privileged attackers having network access.
Urgency: Low priority; not currently exploited and requires high privilege to trigger.
Action: Upgrade to a patched version after 8.0.36 or 8.3.0.

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Low exploitation risk0.62% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 47% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

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