CVE-2019-12301 describes a critical vulnerability in Percona Server 5.6.44-85.0-1 for Debian and Ubuntu, where an upgrade operation would reset the root password to a blank value. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security professionals. The issue was addressed in Percona Server version 5.6.44-85.0-2.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.6.44-85.0-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:percona:percona_server:5.6.44-85.0-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.