CVE-2026-120806: MongoDB Server · Incomplete Cleanup
Affects MongoDB ServerSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High · fixed in 9.0.7 : patch MongoDB Server soon.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:47 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (mongodb) | CVSS 4.0 | 7.0 |
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| CNA (mongodb) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.0.7, 8.3.16, 8.0.37 +1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade MongoDB Server to 9.0.7, 8.3.16, 8.0.37 or 7.0.48.
Affected software
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| MongoDBMongoDB Server | Affected
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in MongoDB Server versions 7.0.48, 8.0.37, 8.3.16, and 9.0.7. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
CVE-2026-120806 is a vulnerability in MongoDB Server affecting versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.47, 8.0.0 through 8.0.36, 8.3.0 through 8.3.15, and 9.0.0 through 9.0.6. It involves incomplete cleanup of role authorization data when roles are dropped, causing stale references to persist in user and role documents. This can lead to users silently inheriting privileges from newly created roles with the same name without explicit grants or audit events. Exploitation requires authenticated administrative access to the database. The issue is fixed in versions 7.0.48, 8.0.37, 8.3.16, and 9.0.7.