CVE-2026-18704 PUBLISHED

Improper Authorization in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Read-Only User to Perform Unauthorized Write Operations

Assigner: mongodb
Reserved: 03.08.2026 Published: 11.08.2026 Updated: 11.08.2026

An issue in MongoDB Server's aggregation framework could allow an authenticated user with only read privileges to perform write operations against collections they should not be able to modify. This is due to an internal-use aggregation stage being reachable by external clients without an appropriate authorization check on its embedded operations.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor MongoDB
Product MongoDB Server
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 8.3.0 to 8.3.8 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization CWE