Improper Authorization in MongoDB Server Allows Unauthorized Actions on System Collections
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.
BIT-mongodb-2026-18690
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:BIT-mongodb-2026-18690
mongodb
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 7.0.40
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges8.0.29Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges8.3.8Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges9.0.2Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "SEMVER",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "7.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "7.0.40"
},
{
"introduced": "8.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "8.0.29"
},
{
"introduced": "8.2.0"
},
{
"fixed": "8.3.8"
},
{
"introduced": "9.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "9.0.2"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "mongodb",
"purl": "pkg:bitnami/mongodb",
"ecosystem": "Bitnami"
},
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "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"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/mongodb/BIT-mongodb-2026-18690.json"
}
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-18690
Source reference:
/aliases
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /database_specific/severity
- Event
- #59510 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date