CVE-2026-3494

MariaDB Server Audit Plugin Comment Handling Bypass

Published Mar 3, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In MariaDB server version through 11.8.5, when server audit plugin is enabled with server_audit_events variable configured with QUERY_DCL, QUERY_DDL, or QUERY_DML filtering, if an authenticated database user invokes a SQL statement prefixed with double-hyphen (—) or hash (#) style comments, the statement is not logged.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mariadb Foundation
Mariadb Foundation mariadb Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:amazon:rds_for_mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:rds_for_mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb_foundation:mariadb_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mariadb Foundation
Mariadb Foundation mariadb Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Amazon aurora Mysql
Amazon relational Database Service
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:amazon:aurora_mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:aurora_mysql:3.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:relational_database_service:*:*:*:*:*:mariadb:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:relational_database_service:*:*:*:*:*:mysql:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Amazon aurora Mysql
Amazon relational Database Service
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Amazon
Amazon aurora
Amazon rds For Mariadb
Amazon rds For Mysql
Mariadb
Mariadb mariadb
Vendors & Products Amazon
Amazon aurora
Amazon rds For Mariadb
Amazon rds For Mysql
Mariadb
Mariadb mariadb
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In MariaDB server version through 11.8.5, when server audit plugin is enabled with server_audit_events variable configured with QUERY_DCL, QUERY_DDL, or QUERY_DML filtering, if an authenticated database user invokes a SQL statement prefixed with double-hyphen (—) or hash (#) style comments, the statement is not logged.
Title MariaDB Server Audit Plugin Comment Handling Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-778
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}