Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 5, 2026· Updated Jul 6, 2026
Unauthenticated arbitrary MongoDB collection read in cve-search
CVE-2026-59509
Description
An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search. A remote attacker can manipulate request parameters controlling the MongoDB collection, projected fields, and regular-expression filters to read arbitrary application MongoDB collections. This can expose administrative usernames and password hashes from the mgmt_users collection, enabling offline password cracking and potential administrative account compromise.
Patches
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References
2- github.com/cve-search/cve-search/pull/1218mitrepatch
- github.com/cve-search/cve-search/issues/1217mitreexploittechnical-description
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