# CVE-2026-126273: NocoDB before 2026.09.0 Privilege Escalation via Incomplete Admin Bootstrap

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-13. Updated: 2026-11-13.

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.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- nocodb / nocodb: ≥ 0; < 2026.09.0 (affected, custom); 2026.09.0 (unaffected, custom). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 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; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 8.1 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 4.0: 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CVSS 3.1: 8.1 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: disclosure@vulncheck.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-269

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-mjxv-r6j7-m8gv (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.09.0-privilege-escalation-via-incomplete-admin-bootstrap (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/security/advisories/GHSA-mjxv-r6j7-m8gv (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nocodb-before-2026.09.0-privilege-escalation-via-incomplete-admin-bootstrap (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126273; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126273; retrieved 2026-11-13; source updated 2026-11-13

Revision: 6d14f396c771e4afa5f38e61f81a64d1f0d6421ef8227d2e0cfe95b8a1d1a9de

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-126273

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