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Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-7921

CVE-2020-7921

Description

Improper serialization of internal state in the authorization subsystem in MongoDB Server's authorization subsystem permits a user with valid credentials to bypass IP whitelisting protection mechanisms following administrative action. This issue affects MongoDB Server v4.2 versions prior to 4.2.3; MongoDB Server v4.0 versions prior to 4.0.15; MongoDB Server v4.3 versions prior to 4.3.3and MongoDB Server v3.6 versions prior to 3.6.18.

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Affected products

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  • MongoDB/MongoDB
    cpe:2.3:a:mongodb:mongodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=3.6.0,<3.6.18
  • MongoDB/Serverllm-fuzzy
    Range: <4.2.3, <4.0.15, <4.3.3, <3.6.18
  • osv-coords
    pkg:bitnami/mongodb
    Range: >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.18
  • MongoDB Inc./MongoDB Serverv5
    Range: 4.2

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