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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-82074 EUVD-2026-72917GHSA-jxm4-wg55-8759

Incorrect Authorization in MongoDB Server Aggregation Framework Allows Unauthorized Read Access to Collection Data

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 2026 · Assigned by mongodb

Description

MongoDB Server contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the aggregation framework. An authenticated user with minimal privileges can craft a specially formatted aggregation request that causes the server's authorization subsystem to evaluate a different operation than what is actually executed, resulting in unauthorized read access to collection data within the target database.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MongoDB MongoDB Server 8.0.0 – < 8.0.30, 7.0.0 – < 7.0.41 8.0.30

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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