CVE-2026-18702: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in MongoDB MongoDB Server
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves improper privilege management (CWE-269) in MongoDB Server versions 7.0, 8.0, and 8.3.0. Authenticated users with limited privileges scoped to a single database can modify diagnostic logging settings that impact the entire MongoDB server instance rather than being restricted to their database. This could allow such users to suppress diagnostic logging globally, which might obscure unauthorized actions or degrade operational monitoring by generating excessive logs.
Potential Impact
The impact includes the potential for an attacker with limited privileges to suppress diagnostic logging across the entire MongoDB server, which could hinder detection of unauthorized activities or cause operational issues due to excessive logging. There is no indication of direct data compromise or remote code execution. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is provided, restrict authenticated user privileges carefully and monitor for unusual changes to diagnostic logging settings.
CVE-2026-18702: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in MongoDB MongoDB Server
Description
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves improper privilege management (CWE-269) in MongoDB Server versions 7.0, 8.0, and 8.3.0. Authenticated users with limited privileges scoped to a single database can modify diagnostic logging settings that impact the entire MongoDB server instance rather than being restricted to their database. This could allow such users to suppress diagnostic logging globally, which might obscure unauthorized actions or degrade operational monitoring by generating excessive logs.
Potential Impact
The impact includes the potential for an attacker with limited privileges to suppress diagnostic logging across the entire MongoDB server, which could hinder detection of unauthorized activities or cause operational issues due to excessive logging. There is no indication of direct data compromise or remote code execution. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is provided, restrict authenticated user privileges carefully and monitor for unusual changes to diagnostic logging settings.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mongodb
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-03T15:53:40.714Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7b7424bf8831d539467fbd
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 19:12:36 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 19:27:39 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 03:28:49 UTC
Views: 5
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