CVE-2026-18687
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CVE-2026-18687 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. MongoDB Server's handling of a Queryable Encryption maintenance operation did not properly validate certain request parameters against the collection's encrypted field configuration before use. An authenticated user with readWrite privileges could submit a specially formed request that leads to a server crash or excessive internal writes, resulting in resource exhaustion and corruption of encrypted index data.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
MongoDB Server's handling of a Queryable Encryption maintenance operation did not properly validate certain request parameters against the collection's encrypted field configuration before use. An authenticated user with readWrite privileges could submit a specially formed request that leads to a server crash or excessive internal writes, resulting in resource exhaustion and corruption of encrypted index data.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.29 | — |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.12 | — |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | >= 8.3.0, < 8.3.8 | — |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | 9.0.0 | Alpha0 |
| Mongodb | Mongodb | 9.1.0 | Alpha0 |
References
- https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130628Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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