Bug #119389 Unable to open the already established connection in MySQL Workbench
Submitted: 13 Nov 2025 21:23
Reporter: Divya Dwivedi Email Updates:
Status: Won't Fix Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:8.0.44 OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[13 Nov 2025 21:23] Divya Dwivedi
Description:
I opened MySQL Workbench and made a connection, as soon as I open the already established connection, I see this error-

{MySQL Workbench Unexpected Error

MySQL Workbench has encountered a problem
Parameter is not valid.

We are sorry for the inconvenience but an unexpected exception has been raised by one of the MySQL Workbench modules. In order to fix this issue we would kindly ask you to file a bug report. You can do that by pressing the [Report Bug] button below.

Please make sure to include a detailed description of your actions that lead to this problem.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to help us improve MySQL Workbench!

The MySQL Workbench Team}

How to repeat:
No idea.

Suggested fix:
I tried to go to MySQL workbench App Data through C drive and tried to rename the folder after saving or backing up the connections.xml file somewhere but I am unable to debug or resolve the issue. I am unable to open the established connection or go into the DB.
[14 Sep 18:06] Omer Barnir
Posted by developer:

This issue applies to the legacy MySQL Workbench 8.x implementation that is no longer supported or maintained.
MySQL Workbench 26.7 is a complete rewrite using a new technology stack and does not use the affected legacy implementation.
Therefore, this issue is not applicable to the current MySQL Workbench product and as such is closed.