CVE-2026-126273

HIGH 8.1

NocoDB before 2026.09.0 Privilege Escalation via Incomplete Admin Bootstrap

CVSS Score

8.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

NocoDB before 2026.09.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in initAdminFromEnv.ts that silently skips super-admin bootstrap when the admin password environment variable is empty. Unauthenticated attackers can call the public signup endpoint first on a fresh instance to receive Creator and Super Admin roles, gaining full administrative control.

CWE	CWE-269
Vendor	nocodb
Product	nocodb
Published	Nov 13, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

nocodb / nocodb

0 < 2026.09.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-mjxv-r6j7-m8gv vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.09.0-privilege-escalation-via-incomplete-admin-bootstrap