# CVE-2024-21230: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer).

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-15 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- Oracle Corporation MySQL Cluster: through 7.5.35; through 7.6.31; through 8.0.39; through 8.4.2; through 9.0.1
- Oracle Corporation MySQL Server: through 8.0.39; through 8.4.2; through 9.0.1

## Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.39 and prior, 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MySQL, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [MySQL](https://cve.now/tech/mysql.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html

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