Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers…

published 2016-10-25 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6542

cvss: 5.6; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connector component 2.1.3 and earlier and 2.0.4 and earlier in Oracle MySQL allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Connector/Python.

Patch / fix

distros 1 links 1

python-mysql-connector-python openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.7.0-1.2
python-mysql-connector-python openSUSE Tumbleweed 8.2.0-1.5
python-mysql-connector-python openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.1.4-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12019-1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14149-1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10543-1

oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html advisory

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-2016-5598 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 5.6

mysql-connector-python: Unspecified vulnerability in subcomponent: Connector/Python

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: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-10)

Exploit prediction

2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

oracle.com /technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/93653
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1037050
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-5598
NVD CVE-2016-5598

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Summary