CVE-2026-119278 (CVSS 5.9)

Description

MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. From 3.0.0 until 3.3.7 and 3.4.5, during caching_sha2_password authentication, the authentication-more-data response was treated as a length-encoded byte array, memory was allocated from the server-declared length, and authResult[0] was accessed without ensuring a byte existed. A malicious or compromised server, or a machine-in-the-middle attacker, could declare a very large length or send an empty response before any password was transmitted. The malformed packet could cause excessive allocation or an unchecked ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException escaping from DriverManager.getConnection(). This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.7 and 3.4.5.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.9

MEDIUM

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0036

Probability of exploitation

0.30%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-129 CWE-129

CWE-789 CWE-789

References

Other References

https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/commit/1e32b7010485f090cc402528c334301432495fbe https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/commit/86a90b0dc9746aa3bd4aa1df264be22a2d1b7d98 https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/releases/tag/3.3.7 https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/releases/tag/3.4.5 https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/security/advisories/GHSA-r9vh-xh4r-j6gr

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-119278? +

MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. From 3.0.0 until 3.3.7 and 3.4.5, during caching_sha2_password authentication, the authentication-more-data response was treated as a length-encoded byte array, memory was allocated from the server-declared length, and authResult[0] was accessed without ensuring a byte existed. A malicious or compromised server, or a machine-in-the-middle attacker, could declare a very large length or send an empty response before any password was transmitted. The malformed packet could cause excessive allocation or an unchecked ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException escaping from DriverManager.getConnection(). This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.7 and 3.4.5. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-119278? +

CVE-2026-119278 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0036, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-119278? +

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