CVE-2026-18696

HIGH

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

Title source: CVE List
STIX 2.1 vulnerability

Record summary

CVE-2026-18696 has a selected CVSS score of 7.0 (high).

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.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactPartial

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Aug 11, 2026 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

1
ProductSourceVersion range

MongoDB Server

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Default status: unaffected

CVE List8.3.0 to < 8.3.8affected
8.0 to < 8.0.29affected
7.0 to < 7.0.40affected

References

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