CVE-2026-25212: An issue was discovered in Percona PMM before 3.7

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-25212?

monitoring and management: upgrade to 3.7.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2026-25212 being exploited?

CVE-2026-25212 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2026-25212 affect?

CVE-2026-25212 affects monitoring and management. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.9). 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 e

Q: How urgent is CVE-2026-25212?

Priority 40/100. Critical severity

This month

CRITICAL 9.9UPGRADE

CVE-2026-25212 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.9) affecting monitoring and management. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.

Why this priority

Critical severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.9 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 79%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-250
Published	2026-04-02
Last modified	2026-07-24

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: percona

Last updated 2026-07-24 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-04-02 17:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-07-24 21:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

percona monitoring and management UPGRADE

Affected: < 3.7.0

Fixed in: 3.7.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy monitoring-and-management || rpm -q monitoring-and-management || monitoring-and-management --version

2. UPGRADE to 3.7.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade monitoring-and-management

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade monitoring-and-management

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-25212?

monitoring and management: upgrade to 3.7.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-25212 being exploited?

CVE-2026-25212 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-25212 affect?

CVE-2026-25212 affects monitoring and management. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.9). 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 e

How urgent is CVE-2026-25212?

Priority 40/100. Critical severity

References

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