November 13, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-126273nocodb nocodb Improper Privilege Management

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.2)
Published Date
Nov 13, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 13, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management β†—
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 9.2 (CRITICAL)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 8.1)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • nocodb nocodb < 2026.09.0
Patched Versions
  • nocodb nocodb 2026.09.0

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is critical.

  1. Check whether you run nocodb nocodb and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 13, 2026Published
  • Nov 13, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 13, 2026 10:08 (site time)