CVE-2022-21599Network attack vector

Database service DoS via stored procedure

Published Oct 18, 2022 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

MySQL Server 8.0.30 and prior allows remote authenticated users to cause a database service interrupt via the MySQL protocol. The flaw resides in the Server: Stored Procedure component, but Oracle has not disclosed the specific operation on untrusted input that produces the hang or repeatable crash. High privileges are required and no user interaction is needed; impact is limited to availability of the MySQL Server process.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

MySQL Server 8.0.30 and prior allows remote authenticated users to cause a database service interrupt via the MySQL protocol. The flaw resides in the Server: Stored Procedure component, but Oracle has not disclosed the specific operation on untrusted input that produces the hang or repeatable crash. High privileges are required and no user interaction is needed; impact is limited to availability of the MySQL Server process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-21599
Published
Oct 18, 2022
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
MySQL Server
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.0.30 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · MySQL Serverversion=8.0.30 and prior

Published CVSS scores

4.9Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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