EIP-2026-103997

PRE-CVE

MySQL 4.1/5.0 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103997. PoCs published by Eli Kara.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in MySQL by sending a crafted login packet with a zero-length password. It leverages a logic error in handling client-supplied password length values to gain unauthorized access.

Description

MySQL 4.1/5.0 - Authentication Bypass

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Eli Kara · perlremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24250

This Perl script exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in MySQL by sending a crafted login packet with a zero-length password. It leverages a logic error in handling client-supplied password length values to gain unauthorized access.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MySQL 4.1 releases prior to 4.1.3 and MySQL 5.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the MySQL server · MySQL server running a vulnerable version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026