CVE-2026-18690

EUVD-2026-56881
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 their assigned privileges should not permit. This could result in critical system collections being dropped and recreated without proper authorization.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
8.1 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 27.3%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
mongodbmongodb
7.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 7.0.40
mongodbmongodb
8.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 8.0.29
mongodbmongodb
8.2.0 ≤
𝑥
≤ 8.2.12
mongodbmongodb
8.3.0 ≤
𝑥
< 8.3.8
mongodbmongodb
9.0.0:alpha0
mongodbmongodb
9.0.0:alpha1
mongodbmongodb
9.1.0:alpha0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
mongodb
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
dne
noble
dne
resolute
dne
trusty
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130481