6.4Medium

Mongodb Mongodb

CVE-2026-18702

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with limited, database-scoped privileges to modify diagnostic logging settings that affect the entire server rather than just the intended database. This could allow suppression of diagnostic logging server-wide, potentially obscuring unauthorized activity, or degrade operational monitoring by causing excessive log volume.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Mongodb. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Mongodb, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
6.4 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4
5.3
Weakness
CWE-269
Assigned by
cna@mongodb.com

Dates

Published
2026-08-11
Last modified
2026-09-16
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • Mongodb Mongodb7.0.0 - 7.0.40, 8.0.0 - 8.0.29, 8.2.0 - 8.2.12, 8.3.0 - 8.3.8, 9.0.0, 9.1.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References