CVE-2020-14697

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: July 15, 2020 at 05:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:55 AM UTC
6 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxMySQL ServerOnCommand Insight

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.20 and prior. 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 takeover of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
All versions
v ≤ 8.0.208.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.0.20

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-27
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4441-1/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.2HIGHoracle
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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