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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.3 Medium

CVE-2026-18698

Improper Authorization in MongoDB Server Allows Unauthorized Actions on System Collections via the validate Command

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
mongodb

Description

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with a limited database-scoped role to perform an action against protected system collections that should require more specific privileges. This could result in exposure of collection metadata and, on certain deployment configurations, unauthorized modification of system collection data.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

MongoDB MongoDB Server

Default version status: unaffected

  • 8.3.0 to < 8.3.8affected
  • 8.0 to < 8.0.29affected
  • 7.0 to < 7.0.40affected

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