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 (version 10.5.29-3.el9_6) that fix this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related products should apply the provided security updates promptly. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are 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 impacts MariaDB as packaged by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this vulnerability.