CVE-2026-3494
MariaDB Server Audit Plugin Comment Handling Bypass
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
Description
In MariaDB server version through 11.8.5, when server audit plugin is enabled with server_audit_events variable configured with QUERY_DCL, QUERY_DDL, or QUERY_DML filtering, if an authenticated database user invokes a SQL statement prefixed with double-hyphen (—) or hash (#) style comments, the statement is not logged.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-006-AWS/
aws.amazon.com
https://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/635559a2ad68a5a6d1a354e8209c58323dba0261
github.com
https://github.com/aws/audit-plugin-for-mysql/commit/01e25a5cb1073f131eea774c06c8a056b1e4b2ff
github.com
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Timeline
Published
Mar 3, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 3, 2026
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