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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-18702 (CVE-2026-18702)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-08-11 19:17 – Updated: 2026-09-02 16:12 – Source website

Details

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.

Severity

6.4 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

5.3 (Medium)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-18702	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18702	REPORT

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CVE-2026-18702 (GCVE-0-2026-18702)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 18:43 – Updated: 2026-08-11 20:22

Title

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

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

6.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-11 20:22 UTC

CWE

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

mongodb mitre root

References

1 reference

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

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
MongoDB	MongoDB Server	Affected: 8.3.0 , < 8.3.8 (semver) Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0.29 (semver) Affected: 7.0 , < 7.0.40 (semver)

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