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100/100 Healthy
Summary iPlain-English security verdict for MySQL, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
MySQL currently scores 100/100 — healthy. No tracked vulnerabilities are currently known to be exploited in the wild. The latest supported release is 9.7.0. It's on the latest patch with no significant known issues — keep it current.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for MySQL each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
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Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2012-2122 MEDIUM Improper authentication EPSS 94% → see advisory CVE-2008-0226 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 92% → see advisory CVE-2020-5398 HIGH Cross-site scripting (XSS) EPSS 90% → see advisory CVE-2016-6662 CRITICAL CWE-264 EPSS 90% → see advisory CVE-2012-5613 MEDIUM CWE-16 EPSS 89% → see advisory CVE-2017-3599 HIGH Integer overflow EPSS 87% → see advisory CVE-2006-1516 MEDIUM EPSS 82% → see advisory CVE-2009-4484 HIGH Out-of-bounds write EPSS 76% → fixed in 5.1.43 CVE-2003-0780 HIGH EPSS 71% → see advisory CVE-2012-5612 MEDIUM Out-of-bounds write EPSS 67% → see advisory CVE-2012-5611 MEDIUM Memory corruption EPSS 67% → see advisory CVE-2010-1850 MEDIUM Memory corruption EPSS 63% → see advisoryVersions & lifecycle iWhen each release line stops receiving security patches (end-of-life). After EOL there are no more fixes — plan upgrades before these dates.
How long each MySQL release line is supported — and when it sunsets.
9.7 latest 9.7.0 Supported until 2034-04-21
9.6 latest 9.6.1 End of life ended 2026-04-21
9.5 latest 9.5.2 End of life ended 2026-01-20
9.4 latest 9.4.2 End of life ended 2025-10-21
9.3 latest 9.3.2 End of life ended 2025-07-22
9.2 latest 9.2.2 End of life ended 2025-04-15
9.1 latest 9.1.2 End of life ended 2025-01-21
9.0 latest 9.0.1 End of life ended 2024-10-15
8.4 latest 8.4.9 Supported until 2032-04-30
8.3 latest 8.3.0 End of life ended 2024-04-10
See all upcoming end-of-life dates →