CVE-2020-2921: Medium severity Oracle MySQL vulnerability

Published Apr 15, 2020
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Updated

Last updated 18 August 2025

Other sources

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Group Replication Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.19 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server.

External References:

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Red Hat

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Group Replication Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.19 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Launchpad

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/mysql<8.0.20
8.0.20
debian/mysql-5.7
Oracle MySQL>=8.0.0<8.0.19
fedoraproject fedora=30
fedoraproject fedora=31
fedoraproject fedora=32

Event History

Apr 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:39 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:39 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2921?

The severity of CVE-2020-2921 is medium (4.4).

2

What is the affected software of CVE-2020-2921?

The affected software of CVE-2020-2921 is Oracle MySQL Server versions 8.0.19 and prior.

3

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-2921?

Exploiting CVE-2020-2921 requires a high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-2921?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-2921 [here](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200416-0003/), [here](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html), and [here](https://usn.ubuntu.com/4350-1/).

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