CVE-2009-5026

The executable comment feature in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.93 and 5.1.x before 5.1.50, when running...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

The executable comment feature in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.93 and 5.1.x before 5.1.50, when running in certain slave configurations in which the slave is running a newer version than the master, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via custom comments.

Exploit likelihood

7.76%Down 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2009-5026
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-5026
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-4984 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-4984
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw88-9fhw-cqr5 No score

The executable comment feature in MySQL 5.0.x before 5.0.93 and 5.1.x before 5.1.50, when running...

Record: GHSA-rw88-9fhw-cqr5
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Oracle MySQL < 5.1.50 - Privilege Escalation	2010-08-03

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-5026 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mysql, published August 17, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.76%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.