Missing Authorization Check in MongoDB Server Replication-Related Administrative Command Leads to Unauthorized Data Access

Summary

CVECVE-2026-120822
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermongodb
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-10 21:19:01 UTC
Updated2026-11-13 19:19:09 UTC
DescriptionMongoDB Server may omit an authorization check on the resource that a replication-related administrative command actually targets, because that check is conditioned on a value taken from the client's own request. A user holding backup and restore privileges may therefore read and relocate collections outside the set that user is permitted to access. This may result in unintended access to data and unintended changes to the collection catalog.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/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

EPSS: 0.003370000 probability, percentile 0.275440000 (date 2026-11-13)

Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.6HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
3.1CNACVSS6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA MongoDB MongoDB Server affected 9.0.0 9.0.7 semver Not specified
CNA MongoDB MongoDB Server affected 8.3.0 8.3.16 semver Not specified
CNA MongoDB MongoDB Server affected 8.0.0 8.0.37 semver Not specified
CNA MongoDB MongoDB Server affected 7.0.0 7.0.48 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-136182 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 jira.mongodb.org
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