CVE-2026-18702 — Improper Authorization in MongoDB profile Command Allows Unauthorized Modification of Server-Wide Diagnostic Settings

CVE-2026-18702

Improper Authorization in MongoDB profile Command Allows Unauthorized Modification of Server-Wide Diagnostic Settings PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with limited, database-scoped privileges to modify diagnostic logging settings that affect the entire server rather than just the intended database. This could allow suppression of diagnostic logging server-wide, potentially obscuring unauthorized activity, or degrade operational monitoring by causing excessive log volume.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
MongoDB / MongoDB Server	affected 8.3.0 before 8.3.8; affected 8.0 before 8.0.29; affected 7.0 before 7.0.40

CWE

CWE-269

References

https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130198

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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