CVE-2026-120826
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CVE-2026-120826 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MongoDB | MongoDB Server | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7 |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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