CVE-2025-13699

HIGH

MariaDB >= 11.8.3 - Remote Code Execution via Directory Traversal in mariadb-dump Utility

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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