CVE-2020-7221 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting MariaDB versions 10.4.7 through 10.4.11, allowing a local 'mysql' user to gain root privileges due to unsafe chown and chmod operations during mysql_install_db execution, specifically via a symlink attack. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.4.7, <= 10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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