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CVE-2021-2162

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-2162 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting Oracle MySQL Server versions 5.7.33 and prior, and 8.0.23 and prior, specifically within the Audit Plug-in component. It allows a low-privileged attacker with network access to modify some MySQL Server data. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3 (MEDIUM), indicating an easily exploitable flaw with integrity impacts but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.7.0, <= 5.7.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0, <= 8.0.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.4%
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 69th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19031-16820Fixed in: 8.0.26-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 8.0.26-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 8.0.26-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 mysql 8.0.26-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 8.0.26-1
oraclevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2023-Mar/CVE-2021-2162

CVE-2021-2162

Mar 14, 2023
redhatCVE-2021-2162Moderate

mysql: Server: Audit Plug-in unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2021)

Apr 20, 2021
microsoft2021-Apr/CVE-2021-2162Moderate

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Audit Plug-in). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.33 and prior and 8.0.23 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Apr 13, 2021

References

security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210513-0002
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html
Vendor Advisory