CVE-2025-21525 is an easily exploitable vulnerability in the Server: DDL component of Oracle MySQL Server. MySQL Server versions 8.0.39 and earlier, 8.4.2 and earlier, and 9.0.1 and earlier are affected. A high-privileged attacker with network access through multiple protocols can exploit the flaw to compromise service availability. The underlying weakness type is not specified.
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What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.
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Actively exploited denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager caused by a null pointer dereference.
Unspecified MySQL DDL vulnerability addressed in the January 2025 CPU.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.