CVE-2026-18954 json
Incorrect authorization in the aggregation pipeline tool in Amazon AWS Labs DocumentDB MCP Server
published 2026-08-05 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also EUVD-2026-53609
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Incorrect authorization in the aggregation pipeline tool in Amazon AWS Labs DocumentDB MCP Server before 1.0.12 might allow an authenticated MCP client to perform inappropriate write operations on the connected database via write-capable aggregation pipeline stages that bypass the read-only mode enforcement logic.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 1.0.12 or later.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- AWS documentdb-mcp-server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
github.com
/awslabs/mcp/releases/tag/2026.04.20260408085348
release-notes, patch
-
aws.amazon.com
/security/security-bulletins/2026-076-aws/
vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/awslabs/mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-j694-4m5j-w8hc
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-18954
- NVD CVE-2026-18954
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