Improper Authorization in MongoDB Server Allows Unauthorized Actions on System Collections (MongoDB MongoDB Server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.41 % · percentile 35 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mongodb
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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 their assigned privileges should not permit. This could result in critical system collections being dropped and recreated without proper authorization.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | mongodb |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | mongodb |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 | NVD · cna@mongodb.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | NVD · cna@mongodb.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-56881
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-18690
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0.0 < 7.0.40cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.0.0 < 8.0.29cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.2.0 ≤ 8.2.12cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.3.0 < 8.3.8cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:9.0.0:alpha0:*:*:-:-:*:*cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:9.0.0:alpha1:*:*:-:-:*:*cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:9.1.0:alpha0:*:*:-:-:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| MongoDB · MongoDB Server | affected 8.3.0 < 8.3.8 ; affected 8.0 < 8.0.29 ; affected 7.0 < 7.0.40 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |