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# Connector/Node.js 3.5.3 Changelog

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**Release date:** 9 Jun 2026

For the highlights of this release, see the [release notes](/docs/release-notes/connectors/node.js/3.x/3.5.3.md).

The revision number links will take you to the revision's page on GitHub. On [GitHub](https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-nodejs) you can view more\
details of the revision and view diffs of the code modified in that revision.

* [Revision #14e0f16](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/14e0f16) - \[misc] Update CHANGELOG.md to include recent security fixes for PAM authentication and LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE
* [Revision #f34b785](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/f34b785) - \[misc] test stability: poll debug log until flushed instead of fixed wait
* [Revision #2df7c26](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/2df7c26) - \[[CONJS-354](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-354)] Reject server-initiated LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE when permitLocalInfile is disabled
* [Revision #7d6e44a](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/7d6e44a) - \[misc] Cap the length of server-sent numeric strings before BigInt parsing, preventing a malicious server from causing CPU exhaustion via an oversized BIGINT value
* [Revision #53b3042](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/53b3042) - \[[CONJS-353](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-353)] PAM (dialog) authentication now requires a secure connection (TLS or a local unix socket), since it transmits the password in clear text
* [Revision #41eec7f](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/41eec7f) - \[[CONJS-351](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-351)] Implement constant-time comparison in validateFingerPrint to prevent MitM attacks
* [Revision #aa50c50](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/aa50c50) - Update CHANGELOG.md for version 3.4.6, 3.3.3 and 3.2.4, adding fixed issues and improvements
* [Revision #6c10db5](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/6c10db5) - \[misc] test stability correction
* [Revision #5d5293a](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/5d5293a) - \[misc] Refuse mysql\_clear\_password over an insecure connection
* [Revision #c602a76](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/c602a76) - \[misc] Rename auth plugin predicate permitHash() to isMitmProof()
* [Revision #514576a](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/514576a) - \[[CONJS-349](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-349)] Fix cleartext password disclosure to MitM when using fingerprint validation
* [Revision #a8561b0](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/a8561b0) - Merge branch 'main' into develop
* [Revision #bce4509](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/bce4509) - \[misc] update 3.5.3 CHANGELOG
* [Revision #0148cad](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/0148cad) - \[misc] Fix possible SQL injection in Buffer parameter escape under big5/gbk/sjis/cp932/gb18030 client charset
* [Revision #780960e](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/780960e) - \[misc] update 3.5.3 CHANGELOG
* [Revision #7af8b7b](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/7af8b7b) - \[misc] Fix possible SQL injection in Buffer parameter escape under big5/gbk/sjis/cp932/gb18030 client charset
* [Revision #f69e8de](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/f69e8de) - \[misc] expose extended column metadata in FieldInfo and add result-shape helper types
* [Revision #62dae90](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/62dae90) - \[misc] add RowsWithMeta and WithMeta helper types for query result metadata
* [Revision #4cf4dae](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/4cf4dae) - \[misc] adding node 26 CI test
* [Revision #8085bbf](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/8085bbf) - \[misc] test stability improvement
* [Revision #0efa826](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/0efa826) - \[misc] test stability improvement
* [Revision #2e13c9e](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/2e13c9e) - Merge branch 'develop'
* [Revision #dbd0bb2](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/dbd0bb2) - bump 3.5.3 version
* [Revision #d9c283c](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/d9c283c) - \[misc] test stability correction
* [Revision #e0bcce4](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/e0bcce4) - \[misc] TypeScript configuration to use bundler module resolution and esnext module
* [Revision #548f2b0](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/548f2b0) - \[misc] using tinybench for benchmarking, dropping unsupported benchmark and updating results with recent version
* [Revision #f792a0e](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/f792a0e) - \[misc] Update Node.js version requirements and dependencies in package.json
* [Revision #8f29e9c](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/8f29e9c) - Add smoke tests for CommonJS and ESM imports
* [Revision #e3feb24](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/e3feb24) - Add smoke tests for CommonJS and ESM imports
* [Revision #f91e9a3](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/f91e9a3) - \[[CONJS-343](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-344)] Add support for CSJ and ESM
* [Revision #985ad55](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/985ad55) - \[[CONJS-343](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-344)] Add support for CSJ and ESM
* [Revision #b060647](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/b060647) - \[misc] correction for maxscale CI testing
* [Revision #b626091](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/b626091) - \[misc] Fix cluster test assertion messages and increase timeout values for reliability
* [Revision #fdedd5f](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/fdedd5f) - \[misc] correction for maxscale CI testing
* [Revision #058f1f8](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/058f1f8) - \[misc] Fix cluster test assertion messages and increase timeout values for reliability
* [Revision #42ec475](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/42ec475) - \[misc] Fix SQL comment parsing to handle edge cases with -- and /\* \*/ delimiters
* [Revision #cf7b076](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/cf7b076) - \[misc] improve named pipe test reliability with better error handling and skip conditions
* [Revision #530f16c](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/530f16c) - \[misc] add maxscale CI testing
* [Revision #ff26150](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-nodejs/commit/ff26150) - \[misc] correct test suite beforeAll using Skip

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