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title: "CVE-2022-21490: Oracle Corporation MySQL Cluster… | CubePath"
description: "Vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Cluster: General). Supported versions that are affected are 7.4.35…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21490
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# CVE-2022-21490: Oracle Corporation MySQL Cluster… | CubePath

## Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Cluster: General). Supported versions that are affected are 7.4.35 and prior, 7.5.25 and prior, 7.6.21 and prior and 8.0.28 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the MySQL Cluster executes to compromise MySQL Cluster. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Cluster. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Official description from the CVE record, published by oracle. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21490)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Medium 6.3

Score published by oracle in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Adjacent  | The attacker needs to be on the same shared network segment or a closely related one.     |
| Attack complexity      | High      | The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation. |
| Privileges required    | High      | An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.              |
| User interaction       | Required  | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.79376 (79.4% probability)

Percentile

99.6%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Sep 23, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Oracle Corporation MySQL Cluster

  - affected: 7.4.35 and prior
  - affected: 7.5.25 and prior
  - affected: 7.6.21 and prior
  - affected: 8.0.28 and prior

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html)
- [security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0005](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0005/)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Nov 15, 2021
2. Record published Apr 19, 2022
3. Record last updated Sep 24, 2024

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