{
  "threat_severity" : "Low",
  "public_date" : "2026-01-20T00:00:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "mysql: Pluggable Auth unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2026)",
    "id" : "2431429",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431429"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "2.7",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
    "status" : "draft"
  },
  "details" : [ "Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Pluggable Auth).  Supported versions that are affected are 9.0.0-9.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.7 (Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).", "Oracle CPU describes the issue as following: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Pluggable Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 9.0.0-9.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Server." ],
  "statement" : "Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Oracle MySQL Critical Patch Update.",
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "mysql8.4",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "mysql",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "mysql:8.0/mysql",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "mysql:8.4/mysql",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "mysql",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "mysql:8.4/mysql",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-21965\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21965\nhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html#AppendixMSQL" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-21965",
  "csaw" : false
}