Medium severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-55854
MariaDB Connector/Node.js: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information and Insufficiently Protected Credentials in mariadb
5.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
mariadb-connector-nodejs · mariadb-corporation
< 3.2.4; >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.3; >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.6; >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55854
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55854
github.com
https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/29733403cfe6519cdfe9c36c93765a468fbe285d
github.com
https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/53b304264df84496d331dba2765c3634602f342e
github.com
https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/9781de636841d34afdd08d81dd07d43edb82f85c
github.com
https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/fbc159c2c8bd18c2db2d2e6587ab3020bbda64b6
github.com
https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/releases/tag/3.2.4
github.com
https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/releases/tag/3.3.3
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