CVE-2026-18703
CVE-2026-18703 · Improper Enforcement of Authentication Mechanism Restrictions in MongoDB Server Allows Use of Disabled Authentication Method
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An issue in MongoDB Server could allow a party with a valid client certificate and a corresponding user account to authenticate using a certificate-based authentication method, even when an administrator has configured the server to restrict authentication to other mechanisms. This could allow authentication through a method the administrator intended to disable.
CVSS 2.3 · Low · EPSS 0.1% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
mongodb server
- Versions
- ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.8: Affected (semver)
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