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CVE-2026-25212

Percona Monitoring And Management privilege escalation

9.9 CRITICALEPSS 0.29%
  1. Published2 Apr 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in Percona PMM before 3.7. Because an internal database user retains specific superuser privileges, an attacker with pmm-admin rights can abuse the "Add data source" feature to break out of the database context and execute shell commands on the underlying operating system.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Percona Monitoring And Management< 3.7.0

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2026-25212 being actively exploited?

CVE-2026-25212 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.29%.

How severe is CVE-2026-25212?

CVE-2026-25212 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-25212?

Affected products include Percona Monitoring And Management.

How do I fix CVE-2026-25212?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Percona Monitoring And Management 3.7.0 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

How Secuno handles this

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.