PT-2026-60207 · Oracle+2 · Mysql Server+2

CVE-2026-61828 · Published 2026-07-15 · Updated 2026-07-15

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nixpkgs versions prior to 25.11 Nixpkgs versions prior to 26.05

Description The NixOS module for MySQL services.mysql initializes the MySQL database in a manner that allows local users, including unprivileged web or CGI processes on the same host, to log in as the root user without providing a password. This occurs when the service is utilized with mysql or percona-server.

Recommendations Update to channel 25.11. Update to channel 26.05.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-61828

GHSA-6QXX-6RG8-C4P8

Affected Products

Mysql Server

Nixpkgs

Percona Server

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/61xxx/CVE-2026-61828.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61828 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-61828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534484 · Note
• https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534482 · Note
• https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/3f68d7ad2a6865ff8b4910d89f173d7258bad8dd · Note
• https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534254 · Note
• https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/f8ee41468a7a8f9ed3a8cc7d017151c2ca6f90b5 · Note
• https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/security/advisories/GHSA-6qxx-6rg8-c4p8 · Note
• https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/4aed47116a8734922763cd8f477467b0a0bcd6d7 · Note