CVE-2026-25212 Privilege escalation in n/a

Critical 9.9 Published 2 Apr 2026 Updated 2 Apr 2026

Attackers with pmm-admin rights can execute shell commands on the OS by abusing the Add data source feature due to excessive database privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-25212?

CVE-2026-25212 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Percona PMM before 3.7. Because an internal database user retains specific superuser privileges, an attacker with pmm-admin rights can abuse the "Add data source" feature to break out of the database context and execute shell commands on the underlying operating system.

Weakness: CWE-250

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25212?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Percona Monitoring and Management.

How do I fix CVE-2026-25212?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-25212 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25212 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hm6f-x2ww-p497.