Red Hat Security Advisory: mariadb security update
Affects Red Hat mariadbSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 02:44 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 1 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated MariaDB packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that fix this vulnerability by backporting upstream patches. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issue. Refer to Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2026:0137 and the article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-13699) affects the mariadb-dump utility in MariaDB, allowing remote code execution due to improper path validation. This issue is addressed in an update provided by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. The vulnerability is rated with high severity by Red Hat Product Security. No CVSS score is provided in the data. The update fixes the flaw by backporting upstream patches to MariaDB 10.5.29 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0137 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2417693 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-132681 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0137.json (opens in a new tab)