CVE-2026-82070: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in MongoDB MongoDB Server
A security issue in MongoDB Server's diagnostic reporting interface allows an authenticated user with monitoring privileges to access insufficiently protected credentials from concurrent administrative operations. The same credentials are properly redacted in server log output, but the diagnostic interface omits equivalent redaction. Successful exploitation requires a valid authenticated session with monitoring-level permissions and results in exposure of cleartext credentials that could enable impersonation of other users, including privileged accounts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-522) in MongoDB Server's diagnostic reporting interface exposes insufficiently protected credentials to authenticated users with monitoring privileges. The flaw lies in the omission of credential redaction in the diagnostic interface, unlike the server logs where credentials are properly masked. An attacker with a valid authenticated session and monitoring permissions can retrieve cleartext credentials from concurrent administrative operations, potentially enabling impersonation of other users and escalation of privileges.
Potential Impact
Exposure of cleartext credentials to users with monitoring privileges can lead to unauthorized impersonation of other users, including privileged accounts, increasing the risk of privilege escalation and unauthorized access within the MongoDB environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented at this time. Until a fix is available, restrict monitoring privileges to trusted users only and monitor access to the diagnostic reporting interface.
CVE-2026-82070: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in MongoDB MongoDB Server
Description
A security issue in MongoDB Server's diagnostic reporting interface allows an authenticated user with monitoring privileges to access insufficiently protected credentials from concurrent administrative operations. The same credentials are properly redacted in server log output, but the diagnostic interface omits equivalent redaction. Successful exploitation requires a valid authenticated session with monitoring-level permissions and results in exposure of cleartext credentials that could enable impersonation of other users, including privileged accounts.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.1high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-522) in MongoDB Server's diagnostic reporting interface exposes insufficiently protected credentials to authenticated users with monitoring privileges. The flaw lies in the omission of credential redaction in the diagnostic interface, unlike the server logs where credentials are properly masked. An attacker with a valid authenticated session and monitoring permissions can retrieve cleartext credentials from concurrent administrative operations, potentially enabling impersonation of other users and escalation of privileges.
Potential Impact
Exposure of cleartext credentials to users with monitoring privileges can lead to unauthorized impersonation of other users, including privileged accounts, increasing the risk of privilege escalation and unauthorized access within the MongoDB environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented at this time. Until a fix is available, restrict monitoring privileges to trusted users only and monitor access to the diagnostic reporting interface.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mongodb
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T22:53:28.622Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6aa03a28acd9273b49ec3664
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 16:39:04 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 16:52:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 00:23:16 UTC
Views: 10
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