CVE-2025-13699
HIGHMariaDB >= 11.8.3 - Remote Code Execution via Directory Traversal in mariadb-dump Utility
Title source: llmDescription
MariaDB mariadb-dump Utility Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of MariaDB. Interaction with the mariadb-dump utility is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the handling of view names. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27000.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-1025/
Various Sources vendor-advisory
https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-37483
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
29.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
MariaDB/MariaDB
11.8.3
Published
Dec 23, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026