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01 Record

CVE-2026-18691

Improper Authentication in MongoDB Intra-Cluster Connections Allows Credential Exposure

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: mongodb
CNA base score9.0 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

02 Description

Improper Authentication in MongoDB Intra-Cluster Connections Allows Credential Exposure

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 28.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.0 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-08-11 18:46Z2 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-08-11 20:22Z2 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-08-03
Assigning CNA
mongodb
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-757Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation ('Algorithm Downgrade')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
7183bdb0a3c226d8f7c1d2206e4332bfc9d9cdcf27ba810990da8b8ae311a7ce

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MongoDBMongoDB Server8.3.0 to < 8.3.8, 8.0 to < 8.0.29, 7.0 to < 7.0.40—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • mongodb
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • mongodb
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • mongodb
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • mongodb
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.