Regular expression injection via unescaped characters in LINQ query translation in MongoDB C# Driver
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper neutralization of regular-expression metacharacters in the LINQ query translation component of the MongoDB C# Driver can cause a caller-supplied character sequence to alter a regular-expression predicate generated by an affected application. An authenticated user who can influence such a value may cause the application to return records beyond those intended by the original filter.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88026
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7j2-rrxf-5xvf
References
More MongoDB C# Driver vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56248 NoSQL injection via unquoted constant GroupBy keys in LINQ pipeline translation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2022-23899 Deserializing compromised object with MongoDB .NET/C# Driver may cause remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-56250 Connection-option injection via unescaped settings in the canonical MongoDB URL builder CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-56251 KMS master key exposure via unredacted credential serialization in driver settings string CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-60050 GridFS data disclosure and deletion via query-operator injection in file IDs in the MongoDB C# Driver CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-56249 NoSQL injection via array replacement bypassing update shape validation in driver write path CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-88026 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88026 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7j2-rrxf-5xvf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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