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Unauthenticated Odoo database manager exposure in NixOS Odoo package (/web/database)

IdentifiersCVE-2026-25137CWE-306· Missing Authentication for…

CVE-2026-25137 is a missing-authentication exposure affecting Odoo deployments installed via the NixOS Odoo package. For NixOS releases 21.11 through versions prior to 25.11 and 26.05, the Odoo database manager endpoint (/web/database) can be publicly reachable without effective authentication because Odoo’s master password (intended to protect database-manager actions) cannot be persisted on NixOS due to immutable/read-only configuration generation. After (re)starts, the master password is lost; when unset, the database manager prompts the next visitor to set it, allowing an unauthenticated remote party to set the master password first and then use the database manager to perform privileged operations. This results in unauthorized access to database management functions, including database download and deletion, and exposure of the Odoo filestore.

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Remote, unauthenticated attackers who can reach the Odoo HTTP interface can access the database manager and exfiltrate the entire Odoo database and associated filestore (high confidentiality impact) and/or delete production databases (high availability impact), potentially causing complete data loss and service disruption.

Mitigation

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Disable or restrict the database manager feature and endpoint exposure. Recommended configuration: set services.odoo.settings.options.list_db = false; to disable database listing/manager functionality. Until patched, block or strictly limit access to /web/database at the firewall/reverse-proxy/ACL level (e.g., allow only from admin VPN), and monitor HTTP/access logs and Odoo logs for requests to /web/database and unexpected database management actions. Note that patching does not address prior compromise; investigate if suspicious access is found.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade/apply the NixOS security fixes that address CVE-2026-25137 (fixed in NixOS 25.11 and 26.05; patches referenced for unstable/26.05 and 25.05). After updating, validate that the database manager is not exposed to untrusted networks and that the master password behavior is no longer reset/claimable after restarts.
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