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CVE-2026-61828

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.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:c404d72e23b1471833a646767c871a34aad6ccf0ad87c3800e849c33513d56cf
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"nixpkgs","vendor":"NixOS","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 25.11"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 26.05-beta, < 26.05"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":8.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-276","description":"CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

7 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/3f68d7ad2a6865ff8b4910d89f173d7258bad8dd","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/3f68d7ad2a6865ff8b4910d89f173d7258bad8dd"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/references/4
{"name":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/4aed47116a8734922763cd8f477467b0a0bcd6d7","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/4aed47116a8734922763cd8f477467b0a0bcd6d7"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/references/5
{"name":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/f8ee41468a7a8f9ed3a8cc7d017151c2ca6f90b5","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/f8ee41468a7a8f9ed3a8cc7d017151c2ca6f90b5"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/references/6
{"name":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534254","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534254"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534482","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534482"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534484","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/534484"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/security/advisories/GHSA-6qxx-6rg8-c4p8","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/security/advisories/GHSA-6qxx-6rg8-c4p8"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5aede8646ca173a0b7a48305d45d04c0b2f211d32299b44fae98b1c9ea3c8492 · sha256:58e23e1d87ea7487… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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