CVE-2026-55854 (GCVE-0-2026-55854)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-28 22:03
Modified
2026-08-31 18:53
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
MariaDB Connector/Node.js is used to connect applications developed on Node.js to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3, MariaDB Connector/Node.js can disclose an account password when PAM dialog authentication is negotiated over an insecure transport. In lib/cmd/handshake/auth/pam-password-auth.js and lib/cmd/handshake/authentication.js, the SendPamAuthPacketFactory behavior for the server-side plugin dialog lacked the secure-transport gate applied to mysql_clear_password. With the default sslMode=DISABLE and restrictedAuth=null settings, a hostile or on-path server can send an Authentication Switch Request for dialog over plain TCP, causing the connector to return the account password in cleartext. Properly verified TLS and a local Unix socket prevent this path, while fingerprint-only server identity validation is not sufficient. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.6, and 3.5.3.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mariadb-corporation | mariadb-connector-nodejs |
Version: < 3.2.4 Version: >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.3 Version: >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.6 Version: >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.3 |
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