CVE-2026-61828
Received
Received - Intake
MySQL Root Passwordless Login in Nixpkgs
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-61828, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-15
Last updated on: 2026-07-15
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
Description
Nixpkgs is a collection of software packages that can be installed with the Nix package manager. Prior to the 25.11 and 26.05 channel fixes, the NixOS module for MySQL services.mysql initializes the MySQL database in a way that allows local users, such as unprivileged web or CGI processes on the same host, to log in as the root user without a password when the service is used with mysql or percona-server. This issue is fixed in the 25.11 and 26.05.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| nixos | mysql | to 26.11 (exc) |
| nixos | percona_server | to 26.11 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-276 | During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. |
