SQL Injection in mariadb (CVE-2026-107385)
Summary
SQL injection in mariadb (CVE-2026-107385). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to 3.5.4 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Description
When escaping string and binary parameters for the text protocol, the connector always escaped the quote character with a backslash, without ever consulting the session's NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES SQL mode. The server status flag was declared (STATUS_NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES) but never read.
Under a server or session running with NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES, the backslash is an ordinary character and the quote must be escaped by doubling it. The escaped value produced by the connector therefore closed the string literal, and a value passed through a placeholder was interpreted as SQL.
All text-protocol escaping entry points were affected, including Connection.escape().
Impact
An attacker able to influence any value the application passes as a query parameter could execute arbitrary SQL with the privileges of the application's database user: read, modify or delete any data reachable by that connection.
Exposure requires a deployment where NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES is enabled — server-wide, through the connector's sessionVariables / initSql options, or by an application-issued SET sql_mode. It is not implied by the ANSI, ORACLE or TRADITIONAL compound modes on MariaDB 11.4, so it has to be set deliberately. Where it is enabled, no unusual application code is needed: the standard placeholder API is the injection point.
execute() and batch() are not affected: the binary prepared-statement and bulk protocols send parameter values out of band.
Resolution
The escaping routi…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-107385 has been found in mariadb.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 7.4/10.
What to do: upgrade mariadb to 3.5.4 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "mariadb CVE-2026-107385" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-107385 (mariadb) — CWE-89 / CVSS v3 7.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 3.5.4 — apply immediately
Workaround: Use execute() or batch(), or do not enable NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES, until upgraded.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
SQL injection (CWE-89) exists in mariadb.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of mariadb.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.4/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to 3.5.4.
Workaround: Use execute() or batch(), or do not enable NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES, until upgraded.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'mariadb' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'mariadb' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
mariadbを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply temporary workaround mitigate
Use execute() or batch(), or do not enable NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES, until upgraded.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、Use execute() or batch(), or do not enable NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES, until upgraded. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
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3Apply patch patch
Upgrade mariadb to 3.5.4ステージング環境で 3.5.4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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4Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
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