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title: "CVE-2018-2598\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-2598

Publication date 18 July 2018

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.7 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-2598?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Workbench component of Oracle MySQL
(subcomponent: Workbench: Security: Encryption). Supported versions that
are affected are 6.3.10 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability
allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols
to compromise MySQL Workbench. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can
result in unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Workbench
accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS
Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mysql-workbench | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not in release |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.7 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.7 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-2598)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2598)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-2598)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-2598)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2598>