pdns specific as packaged in Debian in version before 3.3.1-1 creates a too privileged MySQL user
Published Jun 26, 2025
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.48%
Description
pdns specific as packaged in Debian in version before 3.3.1-1 creates a too privileged MySQL user. It was discovered that the maintainer scripts of pdns-backend-mysql grant too wide database permissions for the pdns user. Other backends are not affected.
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<3.3.1-1
- Version
Configuration 2
- 7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jun 27, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 39.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 34.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00015) | 1.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (2)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/05/msg00046.html Mailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/pdns/-/commit/f0de6b3583039bb63344fbd5eb246939264d7b05 Patch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/05/msg00046.html | Mailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| https://salsa.debian.org/debian/pdns/-/commit/f0de6b3583039bb63344fbd5eb246939264d7b05 | Patch |
Change history (0)
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