CVE-2026-18690: 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…

PriorityP350high8.1CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRLUINSUCNIHAH

EPSS

0.41%

33.8th percentile

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.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
mongodb	mongodb	—	—
mongodb	mongodb	—	—
mongodb	mongodb	—	—
mongodb	mongodb	>= 7.0.0 < 7.0.40	7.0.40
mongodb	mongodb	>= 8.0.0 < 8.0.29	8.0.29
mongodb	mongodb	8.2.0 – 8.2.12	—
mongodb	mongodb	>= 8.3.0 < 8.3.8	8.3.8
mongodb	mongodb_server	>= 7.0 < 7.0.40	7.0.40
mongodb	mongodb_server	>= 8.0 < 8.0.29	8.0.29
mongodb	mongodb_server	>= 8.3.0 < 8.3.8	8.3.8

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

nvdv4.07.2HIGHCVSS: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

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