CVE-2023-22094

HIGH
7.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2023 at 09:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMySQL Installer

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Severity
HIGH7.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Installer product of Oracle MySQL (component: Installer: General). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 1.6.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Installer executes to compromise MySQL Installer. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in MySQL Installer, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all MySQL Installer accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Installer. Note: This patch is used in MySQL Server bundled version 8.0.35 and 5.7.44. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.9 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Affected

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

v < 1.6.8
Affected range stops below 1.6.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.9HIGHoracle
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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