diff --git a/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql.rb b/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql.rb
index 13353c4192f37..c3268772c5764 100644
--- a/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class Msf::Sessions::MySQL < Msf::Sessions::Sql
   # @param [Hash] opts
   def initialize(rstream, opts = {})
     @client = opts.fetch(:client)
+    self.platform = opts.fetch(:platform)
+    self.arch = opts.fetch(:arch)
     self.console = ::Rex::Post::MySQL::Ui::Console.new(self)
     super(rstream, opts)
   end
diff --git a/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client.rb b/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client.rb
index 31ac3311e927b..b68924e879b0e 100644
--- a/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,39 @@ def current_database
           # Current database is stored as an array under the type 1 key.
           session_track.fetch(1, ['']).first
         end
+
+        def map_compile_os_to_platform(compile_os)
+          return Msf::Platform::Unknown.realname if compile_os.blank?
+
+          compile_os = compile_os.downcase.encode(::Encoding::BINARY)
+
+          if compile_os.match?('linux')
+            platform = Msf::Platform::Linux
+          elsif compile_os.match?('unix')
+            platform = Msf::Platform::Unix
+          elsif compile_os.match?(/(darwin|mac|osx)/)
+            platform = Msf::Platform::OSX
+          elsif compile_os.match?('win')
+            platform = Msf::Platform::Windows
+          else
+            platform = Msf::Platform::Unknown
+          end
+
+          platform.realname
+        end
+
+        # @return [Hash] Detect the platform and architecture of the MySQL server:
+        #  * :arch [String] The server architecture.
+        #  * :platform [String] The server platform.
+        def detect_platform_and_arch
+          result = {}
+
+          server_vars = query("show variables where variable_name in ('version_compile_machine', 'version_compile_os')").entries.to_h
+          result[:arch] = server_vars['version_compile_machine']
+          result[:platform] = map_compile_os_to_platform(server_vars['version_compile_os'])
+
+          result
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_login.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_login.rb
index 0c9486965b9c9..ccaf698ae7946 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_login.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/mysql/mysql_login.rb
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def int_version(str)
   def session_setup(result)
     return unless (result.connection && result.proof)
 
-    my_session = Msf::Sessions::MySQL.new(result.connection, { client: result.proof })
+    my_session = Msf::Sessions::MySQL.new(result.connection, { client: result.proof, **result.proof.detect_platform_and_arch })
     merge_me = {
       'USERPASS_FILE' => nil,
       'USER_FILE'     => nil,
diff --git a/spec/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql_spec.rb b/spec/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql_spec.rb
index 48a46ecc02a61..03013b56aabac 100644
--- a/spec/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/msf/base/sessions/mysql_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 RSpec.describe Msf::Sessions::MySQL do
   let(:client) { instance_double(::Rex::Proto::MySQL::Client) }
-  let(:opts) { { client: client } }
+  let(:opts) { { client: client, platform: 'Linux', arch: 'x86_64' } }
   let(:console_class) { Rex::Post::MySQL::Ui::Console }
   let(:user_input) { instance_double(Rex::Ui::Text::Input::Readline) }
   let(:user_output) { instance_double(Rex::Ui::Text::Output::Stdio) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/rex/post/mysql/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core_spec.rb b/spec/lib/rex/post/mysql/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core_spec.rb
index bb389ed81ab4a..9fbfbf43000f5 100644
--- a/spec/lib/rex/post/mysql/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/rex/post/mysql/ui/console/command_dispatcher/core_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   let(:address) { '192.0.2.1' }
   let(:port) { '3306' }
   let(:peerinfo) { "#{address}:#{port}" }
-  let(:session) { Msf::Sessions::MySQL.new(nil, { client: client }) }
+  let(:session) { Msf::Sessions::MySQL.new(nil, { client: client, platform: 'Linux', arch: 'x86_64' }) }
   let(:console) do
     console = Rex::Post::MySQL::Ui::Console.new(session)
     console.disable_output = true
diff --git a/spec/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client_spec.rb b/spec/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client_spec.rb
index 9813ef8631646..cae1a55534785 100644
--- a/spec/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/rex/proto/mysql/client_spec.rb
@@ -32,4 +32,25 @@
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#map_compile_os_to_platform' do
+    [
+      { info: 'linux', expected: 'Linux' },
+      { info: 'linux2.6', expected: 'Linux' },
+      { info: 'debian-linux-gnu', expected: 'Linux' },
+      { info: 'win', expected: 'Windows' },
+      { info: 'windows', expected: 'Windows' },
+      { info: 'darwin', expected: 'OSX' },
+      { info: 'osx', expected: 'OSX' },
+      { info: 'macos', expected: 'OSX' },
+      { info: 'unix', expected: 'Unix' },
+      { info: '', expected: 'Unknown' },
+      { info: 'blank', expected: 'Unknown' },
+      { info: nil, expected: 'Unknown' },
+    ].each do |test|
+      it "correctly identifies '#{test[:info]}' as '#{test[:expected]}'" do
+        expect(subject.map_compile_os_to_platform(test[:info])).to eq(test[:expected])
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end