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Medium · 4.2 CVE-2026-18703 EUVD-2026-56861GHSA-h22h-g2cf-r8hr

Improper Enforcement of Authentication Mechanism Restrictions in MongoDB Server Allows Use of Disabled Authentication Method

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

Description

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow a party with a valid client certificate and a corresponding user account to authenticate using a certificate-based authentication method, even when an administrator has configured the server to restrict authentication to other mechanisms. This could allow authentication through a method the administrator intended to disable.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MongoDB MongoDB Server 8.3.0 – < 8.3.8 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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