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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-18704 EUVD-2026-56906GHSA-cpxv-jhq7-7xvw

Improper Authorization in MongoDB Aggregation Framework Allows Read-Only User to Perform Unauthorized Write Operations

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

Description

An issue in MongoDB Server's aggregation framework could allow an authenticated user with only read privileges to perform write operations against collections they should not be able to modify. This is due to an internal-use aggregation stage being reachable by external clients without an appropriate authorization check on its embedded operations.

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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