CVE-2020-14769

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2020 at 02:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:55 AM UTC
6 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraMySQL ServerOnCommand Insight

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.49 and prior, 5.7.31 and prior and 8.0.21 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Affected

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

v ≥ 7.3v ≥ 9.5
All versions
All versions
v ≤ 5.6.49v ≤ 5.7.31v ≤ 8.0.215.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.6.495.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.7.318.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.0.21

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMoracle
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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