CVE-2026-18698

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 61/100
Published: 2026-08-11 Modified: 2026-10-23 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: X
AT: None
VC: Low
VI: Low
VA: None

Description

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with a limited database-scoped role to perform an action against protected system collections that should require more specific privileges. This could result in exposure of collection metadata and, on certain deployment configurations, unauthorized modification of system collection data.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (4)

VendorProductVersion
mongodb mongodb 7.0.0 – 7.0.40
mongodb mongodb 9.0.0
mongodb mongodb 9.0.0
mongodb mongodb 9.1.0

References & Advisories (1)

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130481
Vendor Advisory Issue Tracking

Bug Bounty Relevance

61 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10.0 v4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/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

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.24%
Raw Score 0.002440
Percentile 15.6%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00244
2026-10-28
0.00244

Intelligence Sources

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