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TI-2026-56638 Aliases CVE-2026-82074GHSA-jxm4-wg55-8759

Incorrect Authorization in MongoDB Server Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthorized Read Access to Collection Data

Priority LOW 31CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

MongoDB Server contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the aggregation framework. An authenticated user with minimal privileges can craft a specially formatted aggregation request that causes the server's authorization subsystem to evaluate a different operation than what is actually executed, resulting in unauthorized read access to collection data within the target database.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MongoDB Server (MongoDB): 8.0.30, 7.0.41

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MongoDBMongoDB Server8.0.0 to before 8.0.30; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.418.0.30, 7.0.41Patch availableCNA
  • MongoDB Server VendorMongoDB Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.30; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.41 Fixed in 8.0.30, 7.0.41 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*7.0.0 to before 7.0.41; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.30VulnerableMongoDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 to before 7.0.41; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.30 Vulnerable ·MongoDB

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA MongoDB Server (MongoDB) Fixed in 8.0.30, 7.0.41

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82074
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxm4-wg55-8759

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-13542 Zlib compressed protocol header length confusion may allow memory read KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2013-01669 MongoDB before 2.0.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 does not properly validate requests to the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
  • TI-2026-56639 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in MongoDB Sharded Cluster Router Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-56628 Reachable assertion in MongoDB Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-15322 Improper Input Validation in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthenticated Denial of Service on mongos CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-08537 Unbounded recursion in BSONColumn interleaved-reference causes pre-auth stack overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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