---
id: CVE-2026-97380
title: >-
  MariaDB: GRANT PROXY with empty password incorrectly checks grantor's
  privileges
summary: >-
  MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 10.6.1
  until 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2, the GRANT PROXY
  statement treats an IDENTIFIED clause with an empty password as though
  authentication…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-620
  - CWE-863
  - CWE-266
vendor: MariaDB
product: server
affected:
  - 'server >= 10.6.1, < 10.6.28'
  - 'server >= 10.11.1, < 10.11.19'
  - 'server >= 11.4.1, < 11.4.13'
  - 'server >= 11.8.1, < 11.8.9'
  - 'server >= 12.3.1, < 12.3.3'
  - 'server >= 13.0.1, < 13.0.2'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-28T18:06:48.259649Z'
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-28T18:07:06.625Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97380'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/security/advisories/GHSA-625w-4hgq-qwmr'
    label: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/security/advisories/GHSA-625w-4hgq-qwmr'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/dbd60d0ad8daa2d01050346aa50b7b102490e456
    label: >-
      https://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/dbd60d0ad8daa2d01050346aa50b7b102490e456
  - url: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-10.11.19'
    label: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-10.11.19'
  - url: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-10.6.28'
    label: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-10.6.28'
  - url: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-11.4.13'
    label: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-11.4.13'
  - url: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-11.8.9'
    label: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-11.8.9'
  - url: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-12.3.3'
    label: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-12.3.3'
  - url: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-13.0.2'
    label: 'https://github.com/MariaDB/server/releases/tag/mariadb-13.0.2'
  - url: 'https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-40470'
    label: 'https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-40470'
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97380.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97380'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2554198'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97380'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97380'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84701'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84689'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.01276
epssPercentile: 0.69839
patched:
  - hardened_images
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T17:24:46.887Z'
---

## Overview

MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 10.6.1 until 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2, the GRANT PROXY statement treats an IDENTIFIED clause with an empty password as though authentication were not specified, causing it to check the wrong grantor privileges. A low-privileged attacker who can name another account can exploit this authorization error to set that account's password. This issue is fixed in versions 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2.

## Affected

- `server >= 10.6.1, < 10.6.28`
- `server >= 10.11.1, < 10.11.19`
- `server >= 11.4.1, < 11.4.13`
- `server >= 11.8.1, < 11.8.9`
- `server >= 12.3.1, < 12.3.3`
- `server >= 13.0.1, < 13.0.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:84701** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84701)
- **RHSA-2026:84689** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84689)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · updated 2026-10-23 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97380.json)