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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2026-18696 json

Improper Authorization in MongoDB applyOps Command Handling Allows Unauthorized DDL Operations on Collections

published 2026-08-11 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also BIT-mongodb-2026-18696 , EUVD-2026-56914

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue in MongoDB Server's applyOps command could allow an authenticated user with specific non-default privileges to perform certain data-definition operations, such as dropping or modifying collections, against collections they do not have permission to manipulate. This is due to an inconsistency in how the target collection is determined between the authorization check and the actual operation.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami mongodb 7.0.40, 8.0.29, 8.3.8, 9.0.2
  • MongoDB MongoDB Server 7.0.40, 8.0.29, 8.3.8

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 7.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CNA 4.0 7.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/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 packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami mongodb
>=7.0.0, <7.0.40
>=8.0.0, <8.0.29
>=8.2.0, <8.3.8
>=9.0.0, <9.0.2
7.0.40
8.0.29
8.3.8
9.0.2

Affected products

  • MongoDB MongoDB Server

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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