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

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

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.

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BIT-mongodb-2026-18696

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Security context

Source reference: osv:BIT-mongodb-2026-18696

mongodb

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Affected versions
Not stated in this record
Fixed versions
7.0.40

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8.0.29

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8.3.8

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9.0.2

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Prerequisites
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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: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"
      }
    ],
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/mongodb/BIT-mongodb-2026-18696.json"
    }
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-18696

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Publisher severity

high

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Event
#59530 · Revision 1
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