# CVE-2024-21272: PYSEC-2026-1685 - MySQL Connector/Python connector takeover vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-21272-mysql-connector-python-connector-takeover-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-21272 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-07

MySQL Connector/Python connector takeover vulnerability

Technologies: [mysql-connector-python (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mysql-connector-python). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-21272 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-21272 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-21272?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** mysql-connector-python (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.1.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-21272?** Yes. mysql-connector-python (PyPI): upgrade to 9.1.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-21272?** Check whether you run mysql-connector-python (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- mysql-connector-python (PyPI): upgrade to 9.1.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "mysql-connector-python>=9.1.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- mysql-connector-python (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.1.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-21272
- GHSA-hgjp-83m4-h4fj
- PYSEC-2026-1685

## Related threats

- [PYSEC-2026-682 - MySQL Connectors Privilege Escalation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-3590-mysql-connector-python-privilege-escalation)
- [PYSEC-2026-683 - Improper Access Control in MySQL Connector Python](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-2435-improper-access-control-in-mysql-connector-python)