CVE-2025-26701: Critical severity Percona PMM Server vulnerability

Published Mar 11, 2025
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Updated

An issue was discovered in Percona PMM Server (OVA) before 3.0.0-1.ova. The default service account credentials can lead to SSH access, use of Sudo to root, and sensitive data exposure. This is fixed in PMM2 2.42.0-1.ova, 2.43.0-1.ova, 2.43.1-1.ova, 2.43.2-1.ova, and 2.44.0-1.ova and in PMM3 3.0.0-1.ova and later.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Percona PMM Server<3.0.0-1.ova
Percona PMM2>=2.42.0-1.ova<=2.44.0-1.ova

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Percona PMM Server (OVA) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.0-1.ova
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Percona PMM Server (OVA) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.43.0-1.ova
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Percona PMM Server (OVA) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.43.1-1.ova
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Percona PMM Server (OVA) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.43.2-1.ova
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Percona PMM Server (OVA) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.0-1.ova
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Percona PMM Server (OVA) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.0.0-1.ova

Event History

Mar 11, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-26701?

CVE-2025-26701 is considered high severity due to its potential for unauthorized SSH access and root privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-26701?

To mitigate CVE-2025-26701, upgrade to PMM2 versions 2.42.0-1.ova and later, or PMM3 version 3.0.0-1.ova.

3

What vulnerability exists in CVE-2025-26701?

CVE-2025-26701 exposes default service account credentials that could allow unauthorized access and sensitive data exposure.

4

Which versions of Percona PMM Server are affected by CVE-2025-26701?

CVE-2025-26701 affects Percona PMM Server versions before 3.0.0-1.ova and PMM2 versions between 2.42.0-1.ova and 2.44.0-1.ova.

5

What are the consequences of CVE-2025-26701?

The consequences of CVE-2025-26701 include potential SSH access, root privileges via Sudo, and exposure of sensitive data.

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