Red Hat Security Advisory: mariadb:10.5 security update
Affects Red Hat mariadb:10.5Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 02:43 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 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 an official security update for the mariadb:10.5 module on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:0233 and the related article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-13699) affects the mariadb-dump utility in MariaDB 10.5, allowing remote code execution due to improper path validation. This issue has been addressed by Red Hat in an important security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The update fixes the vulnerability by backporting upstream patches. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 versions should apply the update to mitigate the risk.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0233 (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-132372 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0233.json (opens in a new tab)