High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2026· Updated Sep 25, 2026
CVE-2026-18712
CVE-2026-18712
Description
An issue in MongoDB Server's Queryable Encryption maintenance operations could allow an authenticated user with privileges on one encrypted collection to cause unauthorized modification or destruction of data belonging to a different collection. This is due to insufficient validation of certain internal metadata references before they are used to perform operations on other namespaces.
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Affected products
6Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-130633nvdVendor AdvisoryIssue TrackingPatch
News mentions
1- MongoDB: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Including Critical BI Connector FlawsVypr Intelligence · Aug 12, 2026