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CVE-2026-120826 Improper Authorization in MongoDB Server Sharded View Definition Handling Leads to Cross-Database Unauthorized Access

7.1 highEPSS 0.4%

High (7.1) in mongodb mongodb server. EPSS 0.4% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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An authorization flaw in the aggregation and view-definition handling of sharded deployments may allow a user holding only basic read-write privileges on a single database to define a view whose underlying processing is not fully subjected to privilege checking. Reading that view may result in unintended access to data belonging to other databases held on the same shard.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

7.1 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.4% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 30th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-13. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
OWASP Top 10
A01:2025 Broken Access Control
Published
Modified
Assigned by
mongodb (CNA)
NVD analysis
Awaiting analysis
Record from
the NVD, synced

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Affected

  • mongodb:mongodb server

Versions

From the CNA's record in the CVE List.

ProductAffected
MongoDB Serverfrom 9.0.0 before 9.0.7

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