CVE-2024-21209Network attack vector

High-privileged data disclosure via undisclosed mysqldump flaw

Published Oct 15, 2024 · Updated Mar 13, 2025

Information disclosure in Oracle MySQL Client 8.4.2 and earlier or 9.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read client-accessible data. Oracle has not published the operation in mysqldump that mishandles untrusted input. Exploitation requires high privileges, network access through multiple protocols, and interaction by another person; only a subset of client-accessible data is exposed.

CVSS severity2.0
Low
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Oracle MySQL Client 8.4.2 and earlier or 9.0.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read client-accessible data. Oracle has not published the operation in mysqldump that mishandles untrusted input. Exploitation requires high privileges, network access through multiple protocols, and interaction by another person; only a subset of client-accessible data is exposed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21209
Published
Oct 15, 2024
Updated
Mar 13, 2025
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
MySQL Command-Line Client
Classifications
CWE-200
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=8.4.2
  2. Affected versionversion=* <=9.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · MySQL Command-Line Clientversion=* <=8.4.2; version=* <=9.0.1

Published CVSS scores

2.0Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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