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CVE-2026-18691

CVE-2026-18691 · Improper Authentication in MongoDB Intra-Cluster Connections Allows Credential Exposure

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An issue in MongoDB Server's intra-cluster connection setup could allow a party with suitable network access to influence which authentication mechanism is used when one replica set member connects to another. Under certain conditions, this could cause the cluster's shared internal credential to be transmitted in a less-protected form, potentially allowing that credential to be recovered. If recovered, the credential could be used to authenticate as the internal superuser to nodes in the deployment.

CVSS 9.0 · Critical · EPSS 0.4% · Fix available

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • mongodb server

    Versions
    • ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.8: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 8.0, < 8.0.29: Affected (semver)
    • ≥ 7.0, < 7.0.40: Affected (semver)

    Update to 7.0.40; Update to 8.0.29; Update to 8.3.8

  • mongodb Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:2.4.6-0ubuntu5
    • 1:2.4.6-0ubuntu6
    • 1:2.4.8-1ubuntu1
    • 1:2.4.8-2
    • 1:2.4.9-1
    • 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu1
    • 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2
    • 1:2.4.9-1ubuntu2+esm2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • mongodb Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1
    • 1:2.6.10-0ubuntu1+esm2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • mongodb Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:3.4.7-1
    • 1:3.4.7-1ubuntu1
    • 1:3.4.7-1ubuntu2
    • 1:3.4.7-1ubuntu4
    • 1:3.4.14-3ubuntu1
    • 1:3.4.14-3ubuntu2
    • 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1
    • 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.1
    • 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.3
    • 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4
    • 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1
    • 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • mongodb Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu2
    • 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5
    • 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.2
    • 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3
    • 1:3.6.9+really3.6.8+90~g8e540c0b6d-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

Original sources

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