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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2024-21272 json

MySQL Connector/Python connector takeover vulnerability

published 2024-10-15 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2024-3056 , GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj , PYSEC-2026-1685

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors product of Oracle MySQL (component: Connector/Python). Supported versions that are affected are 9.0.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Connectors. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Connectors. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Patch / fix

  • pypi mysql-connector-python 9.1.0
  • oracle mysql_connector/python 9.1.0
  • oracle mysql_connectors 9.1.0
  • python-mysql-connector-python openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.7.0-1.2
  • python-mysql-connector-python Package Hub 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 9.1.0-bp155.3.3.1
  • python-mysql-connector-python openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.1.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12019-1openSUSE-SU-2024:0351-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14421-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-21272 updated cvss 7.5

mysql-connector-python: MySQL Connector/Python connector takeover vulnerability

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi mysql-connector-python
<9.1.0
9.1.0

Affected products

  • Oracle Corporation MySQL Connectors

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.