CVE-2001-1255: MySQL Winmysqladmin

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

WinMySQLadmin 1.1 stores the MySQL password in plain text in the my.ini file, which allows local users to obtain unathorized access the MySQL database.

Affected products

• MySQL Winmysqladmin: version 1.1 only
• Oracle MySQL: version 3.23 only

Published 2001-10-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.