CVE-2024-21170Network attack vector

Authenticated data alteration and service interruption

Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated Mar 19, 2025

Unspecified flaw in Oracle MySQL Connector/Python 8.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter or read connector-accessible data. Oracle identifies the affected component and protocol but has not published the faulty code locus or its incorrect handling of untrusted input. Reachability requires low-privileged MySQL Protocol access, and successful exploitation can also partially interrupt connector operation.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unspecified flaw in Oracle MySQL Connector/Python 8.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter or read connector-accessible data. Oracle identifies the affected component and protocol but has not published the faulty code locus or its incorrect handling of untrusted input. Reachability requires low-privileged MySQL Protocol access, and successful exploitation can also partially interrupt connector operation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21170
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Updated
Mar 19, 2025
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
MySQL Connectors
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=8.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · MySQL Connectorsversion=* <=8.4.0

Published CVSS scores

6.3Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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

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