In MariaDB server version through 11.8.5, when server audit plugin is enabled with server_audit_events variable configured with QUERY_DCL, QUERY_DDL, or QUERY_DML filtering, if an authenticated database user invokes a SQL statement prefixed with double-hyphen (—) or hash (#) style comments, the statement is not logged.
CVE-2026-3494
MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—Trending — 5 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 19.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 3, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
References (3)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-006-AWS/
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5https://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/635559a2ad68a5a6d1a354e8209c58323dba0261
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5https://github.com/aws/audit-plugin-for-mysql/commit/01e25a5cb1073f131eea774c06c8a056b1e4b2ff
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-3494(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-14 16:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-14 16:06 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-14 16:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-14 16:03 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-3494?
CVE-2026-3494 is a medium vulnerability published on March 3, 2026. In MariaDB server version through 11.8.5, when server audit plugin is enabled with serverauditevents variable configured with QUERYDCL, QUERYDDL, or QUERY_DML filtering, if an authenticated database user invokes a SQL statement prefixed with double-hyphen (—) or hash (#) style comments, the…
When was CVE-2026-3494 disclosed?
CVE-2026-3494 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-3494 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-3494 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-3494?
CVE-2026-3494 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-3494?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-3494, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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