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CVE-2022-26944

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-26944 affects Percona XtraBackup versions 2.4.20, where sensitive command-line arguments can be inadvertently written to backup files and the PERCONA_SCHEMA.xtrabackup_history table when the --history option is used. This vulnerability, a partial fix for CVE-2020-10997, carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating that a low-privileged attacker could remotely access sensitive information without user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:percona:xtrabackup:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0091 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 21,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.percona.com / percona-xtrabackup/2.4/release-notes/2.4/2.4.25.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
jira.percona.com / browse/PXB-2722
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory