NocoDB up to 2026.08.0 Admin Initialization initAdminFromEnv.ts privileges management

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in NocoDB. Impacted is an unknown function of the file initAdminFromEnv.ts of the component Admin Initialization. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-126273. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NocoDB. This affects some unknown functionality of the file initAdminFromEnv.ts of the component Admin Initialization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-126273 since 11/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2026.09.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Name

• NocoDB

Version

• 0.91.7
• 0.92.0
• 0.96.0
• 0.111.0
• 0.202.9
• 0.202.10
• 0.258.0
• 0.301.0
• 0.301.3
• 2026.04.1
• 2026.04.4
• 2026.05.1
• 2026.08.0

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• Product: https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/

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