Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-49261

RCE

Title: MariaDB wsrep_notify_cmd Remote Code Execution

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-49261.

CWE Category CWE-78

Published Date Jun 11, 2026

Modified Date Jul 15, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 10.0 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

1.00%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-49261: MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Versions 10.6.1 through 10.6.26, 10.11.1 through 10.11.17, 11.4.1 through 11.4.11, 11.8.1 through 11.8.7, and 12.3.1 with `wsrep_notify_cmd` enabled would execute shell commands embedded in the name of the joiner node. This is fixed in 10.6.27, 10.11.18, 11.4.12, 11.8.8, and 12.3.2. As a workaround, anyone who cannot upgrade now should disable `wsrep_notify_cmd`.

Impacted Vendors

mariadb 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/MariaDB/server/security/advisories/GHSA-3p3m-4x7c-p4pw https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-39721

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity CRITICAL

10.0

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity CRITICAL

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

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

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

Severity CRITICAL

9.0

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

HIGH

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns