Improper Authorization in MongoDB applyOps Command Handling Allows Unauthorized DDL Operations on Collections (MongoDB MongoDB Server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.40 % · percentile 34 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mongodb
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.0 | 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 | mongodb |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | mongodb |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 7.0 | 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 | NVD · cna@mongodb.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | NVD · cna@mongodb.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-56914
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-18696
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0.0 < 7.0.40cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.0.0 < 8.0.29cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.2.0 ≤ 8.2.12cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.3.0 < 8.3.8cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:9.0.0:alpha0:*:*:-:-:*:*cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:9.0.0:alpha1:*:*:-:-:*:*cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:9.1.0:alpha0:*:*:-:-:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| MongoDB · MongoDB Server | affected 8.3.0 < 8.3.8 ; affected 8.0 < 8.0.29 ; affected 7.0 < 7.0.40 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |