Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-60163 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package mariadb. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-60163 is classified as CWE-284: Improper Access Control. The software does not restrict an action to the actors that should be allowed to perform it.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-60163 is recorded against 11 packages.
- mariadb
- mariadb-10.0
- mariadb-10.1
- mariadb-10.3
- mariadb-10.6
- mysql-5.5
- mysql-5.7
- mysql-8.0
- mysql-8.4
- percona-server-5.6
- percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6
Timeline and source
Published on 21 July 2026 and last revised on 6 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
www.oracle.com (Report)
Other advisories for this package
mariadb has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-284: Improper Access Control) in other software:
