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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-18696 EUVD-2026-56914GHSA-85cq-4fh4-j8cv

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

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MongoDB MongoDB Server 8.3.0 – < 8.3.8, 8.0 – < 8.0.29, 7.0 – < 7.0.40 8.3.8

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS mongodb No fix yet —

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