CVE-2026-55857

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.95.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.9 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 90% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
5.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9, PAM dialog authentication can be coerced into transmitting the account password over an insecure connection. The mysql_clear_password plugin is gated behind a secure transport, but the sibling PAM handler SendPamAuthPacketFactory, named dialog by the server, does not declare that requirement and inherits the default secure-required value false; older branches implement the same affected behavior in SendPamAuthPacket. A hostile or man-in-the-middle server can send an Authentication Switch Request for dialog over plain TCP, causing the driver to return the user's password in cleartext when sslMode=DISABLE and restrictedAuth=null, which is the default configuration. Properly verified TLS and local Unix sockets are not exposed to this transport vector. This issue is fixed in versions 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9.

CVSS v3
5.9
EG Score
5.9(medium)
EG Risk
27(Track)
EG Risk 27/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity59% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
10%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
generic

[CONJ-1320] PAM (dialog) authentication must require a secure connection - Jira

https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJ-1320
github_release Patch Available

MariaDB Connector/Java 3.5.9

Patch available: mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j 3.5.9

https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/releases/tag/3.5.9
github_release Patch Available

MariaDB Connector/Java 3.4.3

Patch available: mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j 3.4.3

https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/releases/tag/3.4.3
github_commit Patch Available

commit f4a727c764d1 (mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j)

Patch available: mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j 3.5.9 (contains commit f4a727c764d1)

https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/commit/f4a727c764d1cf48fd0c3d5e301dfa92503e0a58
github_commit Patch Available

commit a8599ab1cbe4 (mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j)

Patch available: mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j 3.4.3 (contains commit a8599ab1cbe4)

https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/commit/a8599ab1cbe4b8818ea945bf56a4e012c302b388
github Patch Available

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information and Insufficiently Protected Credentials · Advisory · mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j · GitHub

Affected: 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9. Upgrade to the patched release on your branch (3

https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-fvwx-5cp7

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55857(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client3.5.0 ... 3.5.8 (9 versions)3.5.9—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 10:00 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-08-28 22:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-55857?
CVE-2026-55857 is a medium vulnerability published on August 28, 2026. MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases. Prior to 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9, PAM dialog authentication can be coerced into transmitting the account password over an insecure connection. The mysqlclearpassword plugin is gated behind…
When was CVE-2026-55857 disclosed?
CVE-2026-55857 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-55857 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-55857 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 90.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-55857?
CVE-2026-55857 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-55857?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-55857, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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