CVE-2026-48163
CVE-2026-48163 — MariaDB: wsrep SST unsafe parameter handling on the donor side (rsync)
MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From versions 10.6.1 to before 10.6.27, 10.11.1 to before 10.11.18, 11.4.1 to before 11.4.12, 11.8.1 to before 11.8.8, and 12.3.1, during the SST the donor node is interpolating parameters that the joiner sent into the command line. Not all parameters were properly validated which could allow a malicious joiner to execute arbitrary shell commands on the donor side via the rsync SST method. This issue has been patched in versions 10.6.27, 10.11.18, 11.4.12, 11.8.8, and 12.3.2.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, GitHub_M
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
8
HIGH
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-78
References
13 on the record
- github.com/MariaDB/server/security/advisories/GHSA-rpgv-q6gv-684r
x_refsource_CONFIRM
- jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-39648
x_refsource_MISC
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48163
vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488454
issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-48163.json
x_sadp-csaf-vex
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49522
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33093
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33412
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.