CVE-2025-62611: aiomysql allows arbitrary access to client files through vulnerability of a malicious MySQL server

October 22, 2025 (updated October 23, 2025)

The client-side settings are not checked before sending local files to MySQL server, which allows obtaining arbitrary files from the client using a rogue server.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-r397-ff8c-wv2g
github.com/aio-libs/aiomysql
github.com/aio-libs/aiomysql/commit/32c4520dae3711367ded74a4726dcb8bb8919538
github.com/aio-libs/aiomysql/pull/1044
github.com/aio-libs/aiomysql/security/advisories/GHSA-r397-ff8c-wv2g
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62611

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