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CVE-2026-119675: MongoDB Database Tools · Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

Affects MongoDB Database ToolsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.2 Medium : upgrade to 100.20.1 when convenient.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 18:13 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (mongodb)CVSS 4.05.2
CNA (mongodb)CVSS 3.18.6
Patch
Available – fixed in 100.20.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Database Tools and mongodb/mongo-tools to 100.20.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
MongoDBDatabase ToolsAffected
  • >=100.4.0 <100.20.1
Fixed in
  • 100.20.1
GitHubmongodb/mongo-toolspkg:github/mongodb/mongo-toolsOther threatsAffected
  • >=100.4.0 <100.20.1
Fixed in
  • 100.20.1

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AI-suggested

Upgrade MongoDB Database Tools to version 100.20.1 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Until then, avoid restoring untrusted dumps or ensure that only trusted operators with appropriate privileges perform restore operations. Excluding the admin namespace alone is insufficient to prevent exploitation.

Description

MongoDB Database Tools mongorestore inconsistently handles the system.buckets. prefix when validating collection names in an untrusted dump. A specially crafted collection name can bypass special-collection guards and operator namespace filters, causing a restore to create an unauthorized user-chosen database account, including an account with the root role. Exploitation requires an operator to restore unauthorized user-controlled data using credentials with sufficient user-management privileges on the destination deployment. Excluding the admin namespace alone does not prevent this behavior. This issue affects MongoDB Database Tools versions 100.4.0 through versions before 100.20.1.

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