VYPR
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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